Where does “mwanamapinduzi” come from?

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

mwanamapinduzi (Swahili): revolutionary

Definitions

  1. revolutionary

Ancestry of “mwanamapinduzi”, step by step

mwanamapinduzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili mapinduzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimapinduzirevolution
2SwahilipinduzaCausative form of -pindua
3Swahilipindabend, shape into a curve
4Proto-Bantu*-pɪ̀ndato fold

via Swahili mwana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwanachild; In compounds, someone who does or has a...
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-pɪ̀nda →Every word from Swahili pinda →Every word from Swahili pinduza →