Where does “mshangao” come from?

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

mshangao (Swahili): surprise, astonishment, wonder, bewilderment

Definitions

  1. surprise, astonishment, wonder, bewilderment

Ancestry of “mshangao”, 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 →