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Where does “喀麥隆” come from?

喀麥隆 (Chinese) comes from English Cameroon, from French Cameroun, from Portuguese Camarões, from Portuguese Rio dos Camarões — River of Shrimps.

Ancestry of “喀麥隆”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCameroonA sheep of a domesticated breed from West Africa;...
2FrenchCameroun—
3PortugueseCamarões—
4PortugueseRio dos CamarõesRiver of Shrimps
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