Where does “mla” come from?

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

mla (Swahili): eater

Definitions

  1. eater

Ancestry of “mla”, 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 “mla”

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