Where does “quagga” come from?

quagga (English) comes from Dutch quagga, from Nama ǁkoaah.

quagga (English): A southern-African subspecies of zebra, Equus...

Definitions

  1. A southern-African subspecies of zebra, Equus...

Ancestry of “quagga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchquaggaquagga
2Namaǁkoaah—
Every word from Nama ǁkoaah →Every word from Dutch quagga →
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