Where does “tsetse” come from?
Tsetse comes from Tswana tsêtsê, a word of unknown origin referring to the blood-feeding fly.
tsetse (English): Any fly of the genus "Glossina", native to...
Definitions
- Any fly of the genus "Glossina", native to...
Ancestry of “tsetse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tswana | tsêtsê | tsetse fly |
Words derived from “tsetse”