Where does “mcheduara” come from?

mcheduara (Swahili) comes from Swahili duara, from Arabic دَوْرَة.

mcheduara (Swahili): cylinder

Definitions

  1. cylinder

Ancestry of “mcheduara”, step by step

mcheduara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili duara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliduaracircle; areola; circuit
2Arabicدَوْرَة—

via Swahili mche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimcheseedling, sapling
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