Where does “Uganda” come from?

Uganda derives from Swahili Buganda, a kingdom in East Africa whose name origin remains unattested in available sources.

Ancestry of “Uganda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahiliUganda{{w|Buganda}}, subnational kingdom
2LugandaBugandaland of the Ganda

Words derived from “Uganda”

Every word from Luganda Buganda →Every word from Swahili Uganda →