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Where does “kudu” come from?

kudu (English) comes from Afrikaans koedoe, from French koudou, from Nama kudub.

kudu (English): A large, striped, African antelope of the species...

Definitions

  1. A large, striped, African antelope of the species...

Ancestry of “kudu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskoedoe—
2Frenchkoudou—
3Namakudub—
Every word from Nama kudub →