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
Ancestry of “ufukara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | fukara | pauper, beggar; poor, destitute |
| 2 | Arabic | فُقَرَاء | — |
| 3 | Arabic | فَقِير | poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper |