Where does “Somaliland” come from?
Somaliland (Vietnamese) comes from English Somaliland, from English Somali, from Somali Soomaali — Somali.
Ancestry of “Somaliland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Somaliland | — |
| 2 | English | Somali | A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia and... |
| 3 | Somali | Soomaali | Somali |