Where does “澳門” come from?

澳門 (Japanese) comes from English Macau, from Portuguese Macau, from Chinese 阿媽港.

Ancestry of “澳門”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMacau—
2PortugueseMacaumacaw
3Chinese阿媽港—
Every word from Chinese 阿媽港 →Every word from Portuguese Macau →Every word from English Macau →