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Where does “Marrocos” come from?

Marrocos (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Marrocos, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش, from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ.

Ancestry of “Marrocos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseMarrocos—
2ArabicمَرَّاكُشMarrakesh
3Moroccan Amazighⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ—
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