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
- A person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent; Of,...
Ancestry of “Rwandan”, step by step
Rwandan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rwanda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rwanda | The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda |
| 2 | Rwanda-Rundi | u Rwanda | — |
| 3 | Rwanda-Rundi | anda | to expand |
via Czech Rwanda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Rwanda | — |