Where does “uhuru” come from?

uhuru (English) comes from Swahili uhuru, from Swahili huru, from Arabic حُرّ — free, noble, virtuous.

uhuru (English): freedom

Definitions

  1. freedom

Ancestry of “uhuru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliuhurufreedom; independence
2Swahilihurufree, liberated; freedman, manumitted slave
3Arabicحُرّfree, noble, virtuous
Every word from Arabic حُرّ →Every word from Swahili huru →Every word from Swahili uhuru →
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