Where does “sjimpansee” come from?

sjimpansee (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch chimpansee, from French chimpanzé — chimpanzee.

sjimpansee (Afrikaans): chimpanzee, member of the genus Pan

Definitions

  1. chimpanzee, member of the genus Pan

Ancestry of “sjimpansee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchchimpanseechimpanzee, member of the genus "Pan"
2Frenchchimpanzéchimpanzee
Every word from French chimpanzé →Every word from Dutch chimpansee →
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