Where does “karoo” come from?

karoo (English) comes from Afrikaans Karoo, from Nama ǃ’Aukarob.

karoo (English): Any vast prairie bordering a desert; Any of the...

Definitions

  1. Any vast prairie bordering a desert; Any of the...

Ancestry of “karoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansKaroothat borders the Kalahari Desert
2Namaǃ’Aukarob—

Words derived from “karoo”

Every word from Nama ǃ’Aukarob →Every word from Afrikaans Karoo →