Where does “ufukara” come from?

ufukara (Swahili) comes from Swahili fukara, from Arabic فُقَرَاء, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.

ufukara (Swahili): indigence, destitution

Definitions

  1. indigence, destitution

Ancestry of “ufukara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilifukarapauper, beggar; poor, destitute
2Arabicفُقَرَاء—
3Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper
Every word from Arabic فَقِير →Every word from Arabic فُقَرَاء →Every word from Swahili fukara →