Where does “ម៉ាសាឈូសេត” come from?

ម៉ាសាឈូសេត (Khmer) comes from English Massachusetts, from Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from Massachusett muhs — great.

Ancestry of “ម៉ាសាឈូសេត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMassachusetts
2MassachusettMuhsachuweesutEndonym of the Massachusett people, a Native American tribe located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island
3Massachusettmuhsgreat
Every word from Massachusett muhsEvery word from Massachusett MuhsachuweesutEvery word from English Massachusetts