Where does “pua” come from?

pua (Swahili) comes from Persian پولاد, from Middle Persian pwlʾpt'.

pua (Swahili): nose; steel

Definitions

  1. nose; steel

Ancestry of “pua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپولادsteel
2Middle Persianpwlʾpt'—
Every word from Middle Persian pwlʾpt' →Every word from Persian پولاد →