Where does “Ouganda” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ouganda”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ouganda”

Every word from Luganda Buganda →Every word from Swahili Uganda →
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