Where does “馬達加斯加” come from?

馬達加斯加 (Chinese) comes from English Madagascar, from Middle French Madagascar, from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].

Ancestry of “馬達加斯加”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Madagascar	—
2	Middle French	Madagascar	—
3	English	Mogadishu	—
4	Arabic	مَقَدِيشُو	—
5	Persian	[[شاه]] [[مقعد]]	—

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