Where does “mapinduzi” come from?

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

mapinduzi (Swahili): revolution

Definitions

  1. revolution

Ancestry of “mapinduzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahilipinduzaCausative form of -pindua
2Swahilipindabend, shape into a curve
3Proto-Bantu*-pɪ̀ndato fold

Words derived from “mapinduzi”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-pɪ̀nda →Every word from Swahili pinda →Every word from Swahili pinduza →