Where does “kirudufu” come from?

kirudufu (Swahili) comes from Swahili rudufu, from Arabic ردف, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

kirudufu (Swahili): photocopier

Definitions

  1. photocopier

Ancestry of “kirudufu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilirudufuto double
2Arabicردفto follow; buttock, hind part, croup; who mounts...
3Arabicد
4Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic دEvery word from Arabic ردف