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Where does “Rwandan” come from?

Rwandan comes from English Rwanda, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -anus, a masculine singular adjective suffix derived from Latin -um and Latin -us, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.

Rwandan (English): A person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent; Of,...

Definitions

  1. A person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent; Of,...

Ancestry of “Rwandan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-anForms nouns, including inhabitant names
2Old Czech-ěnín—
3Proto-Slavic-janinъCreates male dweller terms from toponyms or place...
4Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Rwandan”

  • Rwandanness
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