Where does “ibaruwa” come from?

ibaruwa (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from Swahili barua, from Omani Arabic بروة, from Arabic بَرَاءَة.

ibaruwa (Rwanda-Rundi): letter

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “ibaruwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilibarualetter (written message)
2Omani Arabicبروةa type of legal letter
3Arabicبَرَاءَة—
Every word from Arabic بَرَاءَة →Every word from Omani Arabic بروة →Every word from Swahili barua →