It comes originally from the Greek for 'river horse'. Hippos means horse, and potamos means river.
"Kiboko" is a Swahili word that means "hippopotamus." In some contexts, it can also refer to a whip or a punishment stick.
The Romanian language equivalent of hippopotamus is hipopotam.
In Maasai language, "come in" is said as "esurieni."
You say "Come with me!" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Telemi kalo!".
In Yoruba language, "Come in" is translated as "Wแป ile."
'Cacao' is of Spanish origin.
Chanteuse is a word of French origin.
Hippopotamus can be translated into Kikuyu language as kiboko.
What language did snorkel come from
most of Africa
most of Africa
The origin of a word indicates the language the word originally came from, or the languages certain parts (such as prefixes and suffixes) come from.