Where does “Uganda” come from?
Uganda (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swahili Uganda, from Luganda Buganda — land of the Ganda.
Ancestry of “Uganda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | Uganda | {{w|Buganda}}, subnational kingdom |
| 2 | Luganda | Buganda | land of the Ganda |
Words derived from “Uganda”