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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tswanabo-Class 14 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantubʊ̀-Class 14 noun prefix

Words derived from “Botswana”

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