Etymology

Kalahari

Ka·la·ha·ri
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Today it means: A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa. Full definition →

Tswana Kgalagadi
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  1. Tswanakgala
  2. TswanaKgalagadi
  3. English todayKalahari

An adapted borrowing of Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”). Doublet of Kgalagadi.

Words from the same roots

TswanaKgalagadi all →

Kgalagadi

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.