Etymological Map of Africa

[Saeedlfc]

Just came across this, surely it's not right.

Land of the Milking Nomads

Seat of the Shah

Apparently Mogadishu and Madagascar mean the same thing

 

[Advokaten]

Just came across this, surely it's not right.

Land of the Milking Nomads

Seat of the Shah

Apparently Mogadishu and Madagascar mean the same thing

Somali is derived from Soo Maal go and milk, Madagascar is derived from mogadishu due to marco polo confusing mogadishu with madagascar, kkkkkkkk

 

[madaxweyne]

Somali is derived from Soo Maal go and milk, Madagascar is derived from mogadishu due to marco polo confusing mogadishu with madagascar, kkkkkkkk

yeah lol the translation is correct but somali just means go milk camel the fact they added nomad is kinda funny but thier right lool

 

[Saeedlfc]

I see, I thought it was just from Samaale

 

[Saeedlfc]

Somali is derived from Soo Maal go and milk, Madagascar is derived from mogadishu due to marco polo confusing mogadishu with madagascar, kkkkkkkk

That's fine but what's with the Persian?

 

[Advokaten]

That's fine but what's with the Persian?

Cadcads named it since they had since they had close trade links with persian and many of them have shirazi ancestors and persian dna

 

[CaliTedesse]

Could also be from the Arabic Dhawamaal which means rich in old Arabic , basically the Somali riches in livestock.

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

'Land of the Burnt Faced'...The Greeks done the Habeshas dirt wallah.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Cadcads named it since they had since they had close trade links with persian and many of them have shirazi ancestors and persian dna

Just because one uses Persian words doesn't make them all Persian. Many are ancestrally Persian, but even Arabs used Persian words now and then like Bender which means port or other words. Especially the Omanis.

 

[Reformed J]

Just came across this, surely it's not right.

Land of the Milking Nomads

Seat of the Shah

Apparently Mogadishu and Madagascar mean the same thing

Madagascar was named after Mogadishu

 

[Reformed J]

Just because one uses Persian words doesn't make them all Persian. Many are ancestrally Persian, but even Arabs used Persian words now and then like Bender which means port or other words. Especially the Omanis.

Malays used the word Bandar for city, derives from the persian 'port' also.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Madagascar was named after Mogadishu

Yeah they should've added Mogadishu to Madagascar.

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

South Africa's etymology(Southern Land of the Afri) is a funny one, since the Afri Berber tribe never inhabited Southern Africa lol.

 

[Invader]

Djibouti has origin unknown

It derives from the Afar word Gabuut which means plate.

The Afars used to be the majority you know

 

[Reformed J]

Djibouti has origin unknown

It derives from the Afar word Gabuut which means plate.

The Afars used to be the majority you know

Afars have been getting their shit packed by the Issa for hundreds of years, French saved them.

 

[GBTarmy]

Bandar is commonly used in Puntland as well

 

[Bossanova]

 

[BetterDaysAhead]

Why did they give Ethiopia such a racist name?

 

[AishaBarri]

I like how the non-African countries get Land of the turks, Land of the aryans

Then you have places in Africa like Hippo, Shrimp, Land of vexation

 

[Advokaten]

I like how the non-African countries get Land of the turks, Land of the aryans

Then you have places in Africa like Hippo, Shrimp, Land of vexation

Your a funny girl good qualities for a long lasting marriage