Where does “ugandès” come from?

ugandès (Catalan) comes from Catalan és, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

ugandès (Catalan): Ugandan

Definitions

  1. Ugandan

Ancestry of “ugandès”, step by step

ugandès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan és

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanéshimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Catalan Uganda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanUganda—
2SwahiliUganda{{w|Buganda}}, subnational kingdom
3LugandaBugandaland of the Ganda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →