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* Proto-West Germanic: *sahsō
* Proto-West Germanic: *sahsō
* Proto-Indo-European: *wekʷ-
* Proto-Indo-European: *wekʷ-
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* Magyarország <sub>[hun]</sub>, Maďarsko <sub>[slk]</sub>
* Ungarn <sub>[deu]</sub>, Węgry <sub>[pol]</sub>, Hungary <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Man's Land
* Huns
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* Proto-Ugric: *mańćɜ + *irkä/*ürkä
* Proto-Slavic: *ǫgъrinъ
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* 日本 <sub>[jpn][zho]</sub>, 일본 <sub>[kor],</sub> Japan <sub>[eng]</sub>
* 日本 <sub>[jpn][zho]</sub>, 일본 <sub>[kor],</sub> Japan <sub>[eng]</sub>
*大和 <sub>[ryu][yoi][xug][rys][mvi]</sub>
* 大和 <sub>[ryu][yoi][xug][rys][mvi]</sub>
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* Origin of the Sun
* Origin of the Sun
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* Latin: Philippus
* Latin: Philippus
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* Polen <sub>[deu]</sub>, Польша <sub>[rus]</sub>, Польща <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Польшча <sub>[bel]</sub>, Polsko <sub>[ces][slk]</sub>, Poland <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Россия <sub>[rus][kaz]</sub>, Росія <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Расія <sub>[bel]</sub>, <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠣᠷᠤᠰ</span>/Орос <sub>[mon]</sub>, 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Russia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Россия <sub>[rus][kaz]</sub>, Росія <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Расія <sub>[bel]</sub>, <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠣᠷᠤᠰ</span>/Орос <sub>[mon]</sub>, 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Russia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Venäjä <sub>[fin]</sub>
*Venäjä <sub>[fin]</sub>
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* Land of People by Roþrin
* Land of People by Roþrin
*Slav
* Slav
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* Proto-Finnic: *roocci
* Proto-Finnic: *roocci
*Proto-Germanic: *winidaz
* Proto-Germanic: *winidaz
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* España <sub>[spa]</sub>, Espanha <sub>[por]</sub>, Espagne <sub>[fra]</sub>, إسبانية <sub>[ara]</sub>
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* Land of Hyraxes
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* Phoenician/Punic: 𐤔𐤐‎𐤍‎ ‎𐤀𐤉‎‎‎
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* United States of America <sub>[eng]</sub>, États-Unis d'Amérique <sub>[fra]</sub>, Estados Unidos de América <sub>[spa]</sub>
* Україна <sub>[ukr][rue]</sub>, Украина <sub>[rus]</sub>, Украіна <sub>[bel]</sub>, Ucraina <sub>[rom]</sub>, Ukraina <sub>[pol]</sub>, Ukraine <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* United States of America
* Land at the Border
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* English: United States of America
* Proto-Slavic: *ukrajina
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Revision as of 22:49, 5 October 2022

country name meaning origin
  • বাংলাদেশ [ben], Bangladesh [eng]
  • Country of Bengali
  • Sanskrit: वङ्ग
  • Brasil [por][spa], Brazil [eng]
  • Ember-Coloured
  • Portuguese: pau-brasil
  • Britain [eng], Prydain [cym], Breatainn [gla], Breatain [gle], Britannien [deu]
  • Picts
  • Proto-Brythonic: *Pritanī
  • 中國/中国 [zho], 中国 [jpn], 중국 [kor], Trung Quốc [vie]
  • 唐 [ryu]
  • 천ᄌᆞ국 [jje]
  • རྒྱ་ནག [bod][dzo]
  • چین [urd][fas], الصين [ara], China [por][eng][deu]
  • Китай [rus][ukr][bul], Кітай [bel]
  • တရုတ် [mya]
  • ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ [cop]
  • Central State
  • Tang
  • Son of Heaven's State
  • Black Empire
  • Qin
  • Khitans
  • {possibly} Turks
  • {possibly} Amida
  • Chinese: 中國
  • Chinese: 唐
  • Chinese: 天子國
  • Tibetan: རྒྱ་ནག
  • Chinese: 秦
  • Khitan: 𘱿𘱤
  • ?
  • ?
  • Kongo [kon][fra], Congo [eng]
  • Hunters
  • Kongo: nkongo
  • مصر [ara]
  • 𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖 [egy]
  • Égypte [fra], Egypt [eng]
  • Frontier
  • Black Land
  • House of the Ka of Ptah
  • Akkadian: 𒈪𒄑𒊑𒄿
  • Egyptian: 𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖
  • Egyptian: ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ
  • ኢትዮጵያ [amh][gez][tir], Etiopia [ita], Ethiopia [eng]
  • Uhabeshi [swa]
  • Land of Aithíops
  • To Gather
  • Ancient Greek: Αἰθιοπία
  • Arabic: حبش
  • France [fra][eng], França [oci][cat], Francia [spa][ita]
  • Bro-C'hall [bre]

  • Frankreich [deu]
  • Francī
  • Country of Gauls
  • Realm of Franks
  • {possibly} Proto-Indo-European *preng-
  • Proto-Celtic: *mrogis + Latin: Gallus
  • Proto-Germanic: *frankô + *rīkiją
  • Deutschland [deu], Tyskland [dan], Duitsland [nld]
  • Allemagne [fra]
  • Německo [ces], Nimska [dsb], Němska [hsb]
  • Germany [eng], Germania [ita], Германия [rus]
  • Saksa [fin]
  • Vācija [lat]
  • Land of the People
  • Alemānnī
  • Foreigner's Land
  • Land of the Germans
  • Saxon
  • Vagoth
  • Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz + *landą
  • Latin: Alemānnī
  • Proto-Slavic: *němьcь
  • Latin: Germānī
  • Proto-West Germanic: *sahsō
  • Proto-Indo-European: *wekʷ-
  • Magyarország [hun], Maďarsko [slk]
  • Ungarn [deu], Węgry [pol], Hungary [eng]
  • Man's Land
  • Huns
  • Proto-Ugric: *mańćɜ + *irkä/*ürkä
  • Proto-Slavic: *ǫgъrinъ
  • भारत [hin][mar], ભારત [guj], ਭਾਰਤ [pan], භාරත් [sin]
  • இந்தியா [tam], އިންޑިއާ [div], هند [fas], 印度 [zho], India [eng][msa]
  • ہندوستان [urd]

  • རྒྱ་གར [bod][dzo]
  • Bhāratas
  • River
  • Country of the River
  • White Empire
  • Sanskrit: भरत
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *síndʰuš
  • Classical Persian: هندوستان‎
  • Tibetan: རྒྱ་གར
  • ایران‎ [fas][urd], إيران [ara], İran [tur], Eýran [tuk], Iran [eng][fra]
  • (Land) of the Aryans
  • Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭
  • Indonesia [mly][eng], ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី [khm], Indonesya [tol], In-đô-nê-xi-a [vie]
  • Indus Islands
  • Ancient Greek: Ἰνδός + νῆσος
  • 日本 [jpn][zho], 일본 [kor], Japan [eng]
  • 大和 [ryu][yoi][xug][rys][mvi]
  • Origin of the Sun
  • Yamatai
  • Japanese: 日の本
  • Proto-Japonic *yamatə
  • México [spa], Mexico [eng]
  • Tenochtitlan
  • Classical Nahuatl: Mēxihco
  • Nigeria [eng][fra][nld]
  • (River) of Rivers
  • Berber: ger-n-ger
  • پاکستان‎ [urd][bal][fas][pan], पाकिस्तान [hin], Pakistan [eng]
  • Land of the Pure
  • Urdu: پاکستان‎
  • Filipinas [spa], Philippines [fra][eng]
  • Land of Philip the Apostle
  • Latin: Philippus
  • Polen [deu], Польша [rus], Польща [ukr], Польшча [bel], Polsko [ces][slk], Poland [eng]
  • Россия [rus][kaz], Росія [ukr], Расія [bel], ᠣᠷᠤᠰ/Орос [mon], 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 [zho], Russia [eng]
  • Venäjä [fin]
  • Land of People by Roþrin
  • Slav
  • Proto-Finnic: *roocci
  • Proto-Germanic: *winidaz
  • España [spa], Espanha [por], Espagne [fra], إسبانية [ara]
  • Land of Hyraxes
  • Phoenician/Punic: 𐤔𐤐‎𐤍‎ ‎𐤀𐤉‎‎‎
  • Türkiye [tur], تركيا [ara], Турция [rus], Turkey [eng]
  • Land of the Turks
  • Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜‎
  • Україна [ukr][rue], Украина [rus], Украіна [bel], Ucraina [rom], Ukraina [pol], Ukraine [eng]
  • Land at the Border
  • Proto-Slavic: *ukrajina
  • Việt Nam [vie], 越南 [zho], វៀតណាម [khm], ຫວຽດນາມ [lao], Viêt Nam [fra], Vietnam [eng]
  • South of Yue
  • Chinese: 越南
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