Where does “mzee” come from?

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

mzee (Swahili): elder, respected old person; title of respect to...

Definitions

  1. elder, respected old person; title of respect to...

Ancestry of “mzee”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mzee”

Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →