Where does “stawi” come from?

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

stawi (Swahili): to prosper, thrive, flourish

Definitions

  1. to prosper, thrive, flourish

Ancestry of “stawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِسْتَوَى—
2Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
3PersianیاAPI •; or; either
4Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “stawi”

Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →