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Where does “Sāmoa” come from?
Sāmoa (Samoan) comes from Samoan sā — sacred.
Ancestry of “Sāmoa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Samoan
sā
sacred
Words derived from “Sāmoa”
Samoa
Samoan
Samoic
Samoa
Jam̧uwa
Sámoa
Samó
Samoa
Hāmoa
Samoa
ʻĀmoa
薩摩亞
samoanlentäväkoira
Länsi-Samoa
ri-Jam̧uwa
samoalainen
Σαμόα
סמואה
ساموا
ซามัว
Samoanness
Every word from Samoan sā →