Where does “nyuzisauti” come from?

nyuzisauti (Swahili) comes from Swahili sauti, from Arabic صَوْت — sound.

nyuzisauti (Swahili): vocal cord

Definitions

  1. vocal cord

Ancestry of “nyuzisauti”, step by step

nyuzisauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili sauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisautivoice; sound
2Arabicصَوْتsound

via Swahili nyuzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilinyuziplural of uzi
Every word from Arabic صَوْت →Every word from Swahili sauti →