Where does “mnyang'anyi” come from?

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

mnyang'anyi (Swahili): robber, thief, bandit

Definitions

  1. robber, thief, bandit

Ancestry of “mnyang'anyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
2Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
3Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert
Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →