Where does “Kalahari” come from?
Kalahari comes from Tswana Kgalagadi, which is composed of Tswana elements including -gadi, though the precise original meaning is uncertain.
Ancestry of “Kalahari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tswana | Kgalagadi | — |
| 2 | Tswana | -gadi | Indicating female gender: -ess; Indicating large... |