nahodha.
captain (commander of a ship)
Meaning & usage
captain (commander of a ship)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle Persian nʾw Classical Persian نَاو (nāw) Middle Persian hwtʾy Classical Persian خُدَای (xudāy) Classical Persian خُدَا (xudā) Classical Persian نَاوْخُدَا (nāwxudā) Classical Persian نَاخُدَا (nāxudā)bor. Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh)bor. Swahili nahodha Borrowed from Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh), borrowed from Classical Persian نَاخُدَا (nāxudā), from نَاوْخُدَا (nāwxudā), from نَاو (nāw) + خُدَا (xudā).
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