Where does “mwenye hisa” come from?

mwenye hisa (Swahili) comes from Swahili hisa, from Arabic حِصَّة.

mwenye hisa (Swahili): shareholder, stockholder

Definitions

  1. shareholder, stockholder

Ancestry of “mwenye hisa”, step by step

mwenye hisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili hisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilihisaportion
2Arabicحِصَّة

via Swahili mwenye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwenyeowner, possessor
Every word from Arabic حِصَّةEvery word from Swahili hisa