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Where does “Bamako” come from?

Bamako (Esperanto) comes from Bambara Bamakɔ, from Bambara bama — crocodile.

Ancestry of “Bamako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BambaraBamakɔ—
2Bambarabamacrocodile
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