Where does “uhandisi” come from?

uhandisi (Swahili) comes from Swahili mhandisi, from Arabic مُهَنْدِس, from Arabic هَنْدَسَة, from Arabic هَنْدَزَة, from Arabic هَنْدَاز, from Middle Persian handʾc-.

uhandisi (Swahili): engineering

Definitions

  1. engineering

Ancestry of “uhandisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimhandisiengineer, technician
2Arabicمُهَنْدِس—
3Arabicهَنْدَسَةgeometry, architecture, engineering; engineering
4Arabicهَنْدَزَة—
5Arabicهَنْدَاز—
6Middle Persianhandʾc-—
Every word from Middle Persian handʾc- →Every word from Arabic هَنْدَاز →Every word from Arabic هَنْدَزَة →