Where does “muundombinu” come from?

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

muundombinu (Swahili): infrastructure

Definitions

  1. infrastructure

Ancestry of “muundombinu”, step by step

muundombinu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili muundo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimuundostructure, shape, form
2Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
3Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
4Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

via Swahili mbinu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimbinustrategy, tactic, method
Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →