Where does “uhuru” come from?
uhuru (Swahili) comes from Swahili huru, from Arabic حُرّ — free, noble, virtuous.
uhuru (Swahili): freedom; independence
Ancestry of “uhuru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | huru | free, liberated; freedman, manumitted slave |
| 2 | Arabic | حُرّ | free, noble, virtuous |