Where does “ujamaa” come from?

ujamaa (English) comes from Swahili ujamaa, from Swahili jamaa, from Arabic جَمَاعَة — group.

ujamaa (English): An ideology of cooperation and collective...

Definitions

  1. An ideology of cooperation and collective...

Ancestry of “ujamaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliujamaabrotherhood; socialism
2Swahilijamaarelative; family member; family
3Arabicجَمَاعَةgroup
Every word from Arabic جَمَاعَة →Every word from Swahili jamaa →Every word from Swahili ujamaa →