Where does “ម៉ិកស៊ិក” come from?

ម៉ិកស៊ិក (Khmer) comes from French Mexique, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco — Mexico.

Ancestry of “ម៉ិកស៊ិក”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMexiqueMexico
2SpanishMéxicoMexico
3Classical NahuatlMēxihcoMexico
Every word from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco →Every word from Spanish México →Every word from French Mexique →
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