Where does “maraboe” come from?

maraboe (Afrikaans) comes from French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط.

maraboe (Afrikaans): marabou stork

Definitions

  1. marabou stork

Ancestry of “maraboe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaraboutmarabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"...
2Portuguesemaraboto—
3Moroccan Arabicمْرَابِط—
Every word from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط →Every word from Portuguese maraboto →Every word from French marabout →