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Where does “墨西哥” come from?

墨西哥 (Chinese) comes from English Mexico, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco — Mexico.

Ancestry of “墨西哥”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMexico—
2SpanishMéxicoMexico
3Classical NahuatlMēxihcoMexico
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