Where does “Madagascar” come from?

Madagascar (Middle French) comes from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].

Ancestry of “Madagascar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMogadishuThe government of Somalia
2Arabicمَقَدِيشُو—
3Persian[[شاه]] [[مقعد]]—

Words derived from “Madagascar”

Every word from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] →Every word from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو →Every word from English Mogadishu →