Where does “Malawi” come from?

Malawi (Yucatec Maya) comes from Spanish Malaui, from Spanish -í, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

Ancestry of “Malawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMalauiMalawi
2Spanish-íSuffix indicating certain demonyms, especially...
3Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -ईय →Every word from Spanish -í →