Where does “mja” come from?

mja (Swahili) comes from Swahili m-, from Arabic سَوَاحِل, from Arabic سَاحِل — coast; boundary, coast; border of the desert.

mja (Swahili): comer, one who comes, visitor; servant, slave

Definitions

  1. comer, one who comes, visitor; servant, slave

Ancestry of “mja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
2Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
3Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

Words derived from “mja”

Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →