Where does “amazutu” come from?

amazutu (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from French mazout, from Russian мазу́т — mazut, fuel oil.

amazutu (Rwanda-Rundi): heating oil, oil for fuel

Definitions

  1. heating oil, oil for fuel

Ancestry of “amazutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmazoutheating oil; A cocktail made with beer and cola;...
2Russianмазу́тmazut, fuel oil
Every word from Russian мазу́т →Every word from French mazout →
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