Where does “маймуна” come from?

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

маймуна (Bulgarian): monkey; ape

Definitions

  1. monkey; ape

Ancestry of “маймуна”, step by step

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