Where does “Macau” come from?

Macau is the English name for the territory, derived from Portuguese Macau, whose origin is unknown.

Ancestry of “Macau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMacaumacaw
2Chinese阿媽港—

Words derived from “Macau”

Every word from Chinese 阿媽港 →Every word from Portuguese Macau →
Macau — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer