Where does “Marrakesh” come from?

Marrakesh (Italian) comes from French Marrakech, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش, from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ.

Ancestry of “Marrakesh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMarrakech
2ArabicمَرَّاكُشMarrakesh
3Moroccan Amazighⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ
Every word from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛEvery word from Arabic مَرَّاكُشEvery word from French Marrakech
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