Where does “mlariba” come from?

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

mlariba (Swahili): usurer

Definitions

  1. usurer

Ancestry of “mlariba”, step by step

mlariba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili mla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimlaeater
2Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
3Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
4Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

via Swahili riba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliribainterest; greed, avarice; usury
2Arabicرِبًا—
Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →