Where does “mnyamapori” come from?
mnyamapori (Swahili) comes from Swahili pori, from Arabic بور, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour, from Old French porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
mnyamapori (Swahili): wild animal
Definitions
- wild animal
Ancestry of “mnyamapori”, step by step
mnyamapori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili pori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | pori | wilderness |
| 2 | Arabic | بور | fallow, uncultivated; stagnant, waste-; to let... |
| 3 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 4 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 5 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 6 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 7 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 8 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 9 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 10 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 11 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |