English
Karoo
Karoo comes from Afrikaans Karoo, and goes back to Khoekhoe ǃ’Aukarob ‘hardveld’.
- Khoekhoemodernǃ’Aukarob‘hardveld’
- AfrikaansmodernKaroo
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Khoekhoemodernǃ’Aukarob‘hardveld’
- AfrikaansmodernKaroo
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Khoekhoe ǃ’Aukarob
Today it means
name The vast plain in South Africa that borders the Kalahari Desert.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Khoekhoe ǃ’Aukarob / Karoo