Where does “mwuzaji” come from?
mwuzaji (Swahili) comes from Swahili uza, from French user, from Old French user, from Latin usare, from Latin utī.
mwuzaji (Swahili): seller, vendor
Ancestry of “mwuzaji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | uza | to sell |
| 2 | French | user | to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind... |
| 3 | Old French | user | to use; to employ; to make use of |
| 4 | Latin | usare | present active infinitive of *ūsō |
| 5 | Latin | utī | — |