Where does “Mác-xây” come from?

Mác-xây (Vietnamese) comes from French Marseille, from Latin Massilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία, from Ancient Ligurian mas — spring.

Ancestry of “Mác-xây”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMarseille—
2LatinMassilia—
3Ancient GreekΜασσαλίαMarseille
4Ancient Ligurianmasspring
Every word from Ancient Ligurian mas →Every word from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία →Every word from Latin Massilia →