Etymograph

English

Lesotho

Lesotho comes from Sotho Lesotho ‘Land of the Basotho’.

  1. SothomodernLesotho‘Land of the Basotho’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. SothomodernLesotho‘Land of the Basotho’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Lesotho. Capital: Maseru.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sotho Lesotho / Lesotho