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Where does “르완다” come from?

르완다 (Korean) comes from English rwanda, from Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda, from Rwanda-Rundi anda — to expand.

Ancestry of “르완다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrwanda—
2Rwanda-Rundiu Rwanda—
3Rwanda-Rundiandato expand
Every word from Rwanda-Rundi anda →