Where does “msongo” come from?

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

msongo (Swahili): plait

Definitions

  1. plait

Ancestry of “msongo”, 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 →
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