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Where does “Uganda” come from?

Uganda (Finnish) comes from Swahili Uganda, from Luganda Buganda — land of the Ganda.

Ancestry of “Uganda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahiliUganda{{w|Buganda}}, subnational kingdom
2LugandaBugandaland of the Ganda

Words derived from “Uganda”

  • ugandalaisuus
  • ugandalainen
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