Where does “סמואה” come from?

סמואה (Hebrew) comes from English Samoa, from Samoan Sāmoa, from Samoan sā — sacred.

Ancestry of “סמואה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSamoaFormerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa
2SamoanSāmoa—
3Samoansāsacred
Every word from Samoan sā →Every word from Samoan Sāmoa →Every word from English Samoa →