Where does “Botswana” come from?

Botswana comes from Tswana bo-, the plural prefix from Proto-Bantu bʊ̀-, originally denoting a collective group or place.

Ancestry of “Botswana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TswanaBotswana—
2Tswanabo-Class 14 noun prefix
3Proto-Bantubʊ̀-Class 14 noun prefix

Words derived from “Botswana”

Every word from Proto-Bantu bʊ̀- →Every word from Tswana bo- →Every word from Tswana Botswana →