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Where does “mlozi” come from?

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

mlozi (Swahili): almond tree; wizard, sorcerer

Definitions

  1. almond tree; wizard, sorcerer

Ancestry of “mlozi”, step by step

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