Where does “tibamaungo” come from?

tibamaungo (Swahili) comes from Swahili tiba, from Arabic طِبّ, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

tibamaungo (Swahili): physiotherapy

Definitions

  1. physiotherapy

Ancestry of “tibamaungo”, step by step

tibamaungo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili tiba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitibamedical treatment
2Arabicطِبّmedicine
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

via Swahili maungo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimaungobody, body part
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic طِبّ →Every word from Swahili tiba →