Where does “mjakazi” come from?

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

mjakazi (Swahili): female servant or slave

Definitions

  1. female servant or slave

Ancestry of “mjakazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimjacomer, one who comes, visitor; servant, slave
2Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
3Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
4Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert
Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →