Where does “Kenya” come from?

Kenya (Tagalog) comes from English Kenya, from French Kenya.

Ancestry of “Kenya”, step by step

Kenya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Kenya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKenya
2FrenchKenya

via Spanish Kenia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishKeniaKenya
Every word from French Kenya
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