Where does “mwarimũ” come from?

mwarimũ (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili mwalimu, from Arabic مُعَلِّم — teacher.

mwarimũ (Kikuyu): teacher

Definitions

  1. teacher

Ancestry of “mwarimũ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwalimuteacher
2Arabicمُعَلِّمteacher
Every word from Arabic مُعَلِّم →Every word from Swahili mwalimu →