Where does “အင်ဂိုလာ” come from?

အင်ဂိုလာ (Burmese) comes from English Angola, from Portuguese Angola, from Kimbundu ngola — king; king's title.

Ancestry of “အင်ဂိုလာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAngolaThe Louisiana State Penitentiary
2PortugueseAngolaAngolan of or relating to Angola or its people
3Kimbundungolaking; king's title
Every word from Kimbundu ngola →Every word from Portuguese Angola →Every word from English Angola →
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