Where does “ម៉ាកសី” come from?

ម៉ាកសី (Khmer) comes from French Marseille, from Latin Massilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία, from Ancient Ligurian mas — spring.

Ancestry of “ម៉ាកសី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMarseille
2LatinMassilia
3Ancient GreekΜασσαλίαMarseille
4Ancient Ligurianmasspring
Every word from Ancient Ligurian masEvery word from Ancient Greek ΜασσαλίαEvery word from Latin Massilia