Where does “umwarimu” come from?

umwarimu (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from Swahili mwalimu, from Arabic مُعَلِّم — teacher.

umwarimu (Rwanda-Rundi): teacher

Definitions

  1. teacher

Ancestry of “umwarimu”, step by step

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