Where does “Somaliland” come from?
Somaliland derives from English land, which comes from Middle English lond, Old English land, and Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-, meaning to extend or stretch out.
Ancestry of “Somaliland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Somali | A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia and... |
| 2 | Somali | Soomaali | Somali |
Words derived from “Somaliland”