Where does “մեյմուն” come from?

մեյմուն (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish میمون, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.

մեյմուն (Armenian): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “մեյմուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمیمونmonkey
2Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey
Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish میمون →
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