Where does “msanii” come from?

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

msanii (Swahili): artist

Definitions

  1. artist

Ancestry of “msanii”, 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 سَاحِلEvery word from Swahili m-Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل