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Where does “ܗܘܢܓ ܟܘܢܓ” come from?
ܗܘܢܓ ܟܘܢܓ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from English Hong Kong, from Cantonese 香港 — fragrant harbour.
Ancestry of “ܗܘܢܓ ܟܘܢܓ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island, the site of the city of the same name, lying off Guangdong (Canton) province
2
Cantonese
香港
fragrant harbour
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