Where does “mpandaji mlima” come from?

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

mpandaji mlima (Swahili): mountain climber, mountaineer

Definitions

mountain climber, mountaineer

Ancestry of “mpandaji mlima”, step by step

mpandaji mlima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili mpandaji

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swahili	mpandaji	climber
2	Swahili	m-	The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
3	Arabic	سَوَاحِل	coastal dwellers
4	Arabic	سَاحِل	coast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

via Swahili mlima

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swahili	mlima	hill, mountain; mount
2	Proto-Bantu	*kɪ̀dɪ̀mà	—

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