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Where does “Marokko” come from?

Marokko (Dutch) comes from Portuguese Marrocos, from Old Portuguese Marrocos, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش, from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ.

Ancestry of “Marokko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMarrocos—
2Old PortugueseMarrocos—
3ArabicمَرَّاكُشMarrakesh
4Moroccan Amazighⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ—

Words derived from “Marokko”

  • Marokko
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