Etymology

Luganda

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Today it means: A Bantu language spoken mostly in Uganda. Full definition →

Luganda Oluganda
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Luganda · proper noun1

  1. Luganda · derived fromOluganda“Luganda”
  2. English todayLuganda

Luganda Oluganda (“Luganda”)

Luganda · proper noun2

  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromЛуга́нда
  2. Russian · borrowed fromЛуга́нда
  3. Russian · derived fromЛуганск
  4. Ukrainian · derived fromЛуга́нськ
  5. English todayLuganda

Portmanteau of Ukrainian Луга́нськ (Luhánsʹk) or Russian Луганск (Lugansk) + Uganda. Alternatively borrowed directly from either Russian Луга́нда (Lugánda) or Ukrainian Луга́нда (Luhánda).

Words from the same roots

UkrainianЛуга́нськ all →

Luhansk

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