Where does “mlinda” come from?

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

mlinda (Swahili): defender, guard, keeper, protector

Definitions

  1. defender, guard, keeper, protector

Ancestry of “mlinda”, 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 “mlinda”

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