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Where does “Куала-Лумпур” come from?

Куала-Лумпур (Belarusian) comes from Malay Kuala Lumpur, from Malay lumpur — mud.

Ancestry of “Куала-Лумпур”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayKuala Lumpur—
2Malaylumpurmud
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