Where does “komodovaraan” come from?

komodovaraan (Dutch) comes from Dutch varaan, from Arabic وَرَل, from Proto-Semitic *waral- — monitor lizard.

komodovaraan (Dutch): Komodo dragon

Definitions

  1. Komodo dragon

Ancestry of “komodovaraan”, step by step

komodovaraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch varaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvaraanThe monitor lizard, a lizard of the genus...
2Arabicوَرَلmonitor lizard
3Proto-Semitic*waral-monitor lizard

via Dutch Komodo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchKomodo—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *waral- →Every word from Arabic وَرَل →Every word from Dutch varaan →