Where does “Marshalleilander” come from?

Marshalleilander (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans er — The name of the Latin-script letter R.

Marshalleilander (Afrikaans): Marshallese, Marshall Islander person from Marshall Islands or of Marshallese descent

Definitions

  1. Marshallese, Marshall Islander person from Marshall Islands or of Marshallese descent

Ancestry of “Marshalleilander”, step by step

Marshalleilander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaanserThe name of the Latin-script letter R

via Afrikaans Marshalleilande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansMarshalleilande
Every word from Afrikaans er
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