Etymology

Comoros

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Today it means: A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Official name: Union of the Comoros. Full definition →

French Comores ← Arabic جُزُر الْقُمُر
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  1. Arabic · derived fromجُزُر الْقُمُر
  2. French · borrowed fromComores
  3. English todayComoros

Likely borrowed via French Comores, from Arabic جُزُر الْقُمُر (juzur al-qumur).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.