Where does “มาดากัสการ์” come from?
มาดากัสการ์ (Thai) comes from English Madagascar, from Middle French Madagascar, from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].
Ancestry of “มาดากัสการ์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Madagascar | A resident of Madagascar |
| 2 | Middle French | Madagascar | — |
| 3 | English | Mogadishu | The government of Somalia |
| 4 | Arabic | مَقَدِيشُو | — |
| 5 | Persian | [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] | — |