Where does “Botswana” come from?
Botswana (Tswana) comes from Tswana bo-, from Proto-Bantu bʊ̀- — Class 14 noun prefix.
Ancestry of “Botswana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tswana | bo- | Class 14 noun prefix |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | bʊ̀- | Class 14 noun prefix |
Words derived from “Botswana”