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Where does “کوالالامپور” come from?

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

Ancestry of “کوالالامپور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayKuala Lumpur—
2Malaylumpurmud
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