Etymology

Transvaal

T1R1A1N1S1V4A1A1L1

Today it means: A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers. Full definition →

English Vaal ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. EnglishVaal
  10. English todayTransvaal

From trans- + Vaal.

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