Where does “koedoe” come from?

koedoe (Afrikaans) comes from French koudou, from Nama kudub.

koedoe (Afrikaans): kudu

Definitions

  1. kudu

Ancestry of “koedoe”, step by step

koedoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French koudou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkoudou—
2Namakudub—

via Nama kudu-b

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Namakudu-b—

Words derived from “koedoe”

Every word from Nama kudub →Every word from French koudou →