Where does “msanifuujenzi” come from?

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

msanifuujenzi (Swahili): architect

Definitions

  1. architect

Ancestry of “msanifuujenzi”, step by step

msanifuujenzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili msanifu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimsanifuartist (person who creates art)
2Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
3Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
4Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

via Swahili ujenzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliujenzibuilding; construction or design of buildings, masonry
2Proto-Germanic-zi—
3Proto-Indo-European-si—
Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →