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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | Uganda | {{w|Buganda}}, subnational kingdom |
| 2 | Luganda | Buganda | land of the Ganda |
Words derived from “Uganda”