Where does “Kawaida” come from?

Kawaida (English) comes from Swahili kawaida, from Arabic قَاعِدَة — rule, principle; foundation, base.

Kawaida (English): A secular humanist Pan-Africanist philosophy introduced by Maulana Karenga in the 1960s

Definitions

  1. A secular humanist Pan-Africanist philosophy introduced by Maulana Karenga in the 1960s

Ancestry of “Kawaida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikawaidaregular or normal thing, habit; regular,...
2Arabicقَاعِدَةrule, principle; foundation, base
Every word from Arabic قَاعِدَة →Every word from Swahili kawaida →