Where does “Macáçar” come from?
Macáçar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese macaco, from English Madagascar, from Middle French Madagascar, from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].
Ancestry of “Macáçar”, step by step
Macáçar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese macaco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | macaco | monkey, ape; mechanical jack; black; negro |
| 2 | English | Madagascar | A resident of Madagascar |
| 3 | Middle French | Madagascar | — |
| 4 | English | Mogadishu | The government of Somalia |
| 5 | Arabic | مَقَدِيشُو | — |
| 6 | Persian | [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] | — |
via Malay Mengkasar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | Mengkasar | — |
| 2 | Makasar | Mangkasaraʼ | Makasar land, ethnic and Makasar-speaking area |