Where does “sitawi” come from?

sitawi (Swahili) comes from Arabic اِسْتَوَى, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

sitawi (Swahili): to develop; to flourish, to prosper

Definitions

  1. to develop; to flourish, to prosper

Ancestry of “sitawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِسْتَوَى—
2Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
3PersianیاAPI •; or; either
4Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →