Where does “นอร์ทมาซิโดเนีย” come from?
นอร์ทมาซิโดเนีย (Thai) comes from English North Macedonia, from English North, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz — below the surface, below.
Ancestry of “นอร์ทมาซิโดเนีย”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | North Macedonia | Part of Yugoslavia until 1992. The current name was adopted in 2019 to resolve a naming dispute with Greece |
| 2 | English | North | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | French | Nord | north |
| 4 | Middle French | nord | north |
| 5 | Old French | nort | north |
| 6 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |