Where does “kimapinduzi” come from?

kimapinduzi (Swahili) comes from Swahili mapinduzi, from Swahili pinduza, from Swahili pinda, from Proto-Bantu *-pɪ̀nda — to fold.

kimapinduzi (Swahili): revolutionary

Definitions

  1. revolutionary

Ancestry of “kimapinduzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimapinduzirevolution
2SwahilipinduzaCausative form of -pindua
3Swahilipindabend, shape into a curve
4Proto-Bantu*-pɪ̀ndato fold
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-pɪ̀nda →Every word from Swahili pinda →Every word from Swahili pinduza →