Etymology

Buganda

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Today it means: A geographic region and non-sovereign kingdom in Uganda, comprising all of Uganda's Central Region; originated as a vassal state of Bunyoro during the 14th century and became the dominant kingdom of the region by the 17th century and still exists today. Full definition →

Luganda Buganda ← Proto-Bantu *ngàndá
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The story

  1. Proto-Bantu · derived from*ngàndá“family”
  2. Luganda · derived fromBuganda“land of the Ganda”
  3. English todayBuganda

Derived from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”), possibly from Proto-Bantu *ngàndá (“family”).

Words from the same roots

LugandaBuganda all →

Uganda

Proto-Bantu*ngàndá all →

Uganda

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.