Where does “mtalii” come from?

mtalii (Swahili) comes from Swahili talii, from Arabic طَالَعَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

mtalii (Swahili): tourist

Definitions

  1. tourist

Ancestry of “mtalii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitaliito tour
2Arabicطَالَعَinspected; to inspect
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَالَعَ →