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Where does “Sāmoa” come from?

Sāmoa (Samoan) comes from Samoan sā — sacred.

Ancestry of “Sāmoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoansāsacred

Words derived from “Sāmoa”

  • Samoa
  • Samoan
  • Samoic
  • 薩摩亞
  • Samó
  • Sámoa
  • Samoa
  • Jam̧uwa
Every word from Samoan sā →