Etymology

Eswatini

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Today it means: A country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland. Official name: Kingdom of Eswatini. Capitals: Mbabane and Lobamba. Full definition →

Swazi eSwátini
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The story

  1. SwaziSwati
  2. Swazie- -ini
  3. SwazieSwátini
  4. English todayEswatini

Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini, the country's native name, declared to also be its official English name on April 19, 2018. Ultimately made of Mswati + e- -ini (“locative”), referring to Mswati II, the king who founded the country.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.