Where does “利古里亞” come from?

利古里亞 (Chinese) comes from Italian Liguria, from Latin Liguria, from Faroese -ligur, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “利古里亞”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianLiguria
2LatinLiguria
3Faroese-ligur-ly
4Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
5Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic līkąEvery word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz