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
1Afrikaanskoedoekudu
2Frenchkoudou—
3Namakudub—
Every word from Nama kudub →Every word from French koudou →Every word from Afrikaans koedoe →