Where does “Marokko” come from?
Marokko (Finnish) comes from Portuguese Marrocos, from Old Portuguese Marrocos, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش, from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ.
Ancestry of “Marokko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Marrocos | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | Marrocos | — |
| 3 | Arabic | مَرَّاكُش | Marrakesh |
| 4 | Moroccan Amazigh | ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ | — |