Where does “盧安達” come from?

盧安達 (Chinese) comes from English rwanda, from Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda, from Rwanda-Rundi anda — to expand.

Ancestry of “盧安達”, step by step

盧安達 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rwanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrwandaThe standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda
2Rwanda-Rundiu Rwanda—
3Rwanda-Rundiandato expand

via Portuguese Luanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseLuanda—
Every word from Rwanda-Rundi anda →Every word from Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda →Every word from English rwanda →