Where does “Soweto” come from?

Soweto (Afrikaans) comes from English Soweto, from English South-western townships.

Soweto (Afrikaans): Soweto

Definitions

  1. Soweto

Ancestry of “Soweto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSowetoknown for a violent uprising that occurred there in the 1970s
2EnglishSouth-western townships—
Every word from English South-western townships →Every word from English Soweto →