Where does “Botsuana” come from?

Botsuana (Portuguese) comes from Tswana Botswana, from Tswana bo-, from Proto-Bantu bʊ̀- — Class 14 noun prefix.

Ancestry of “Botsuana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TswanaBotswana—
2Tswanabo-Class 14 noun prefix
3Proto-Bantubʊ̀-Class 14 noun prefix

Words derived from “Botsuana”

Every word from Proto-Bantu bʊ̀- →Every word from Tswana bo- →Every word from Tswana Botswana →