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Where does “Kuala Lumpur” come from?

Kuala Lumpur (Finnish) comes from Malay Kuala Lumpur, from Malay lumpur — mud.

Ancestry of “Kuala Lumpur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayKuala Lumpur—
2Malaylumpurmud
Every word from Malay lumpur →