Where does “papegaai” come from?
papegaai (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
papegaai (Dutch): parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes,...
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- parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes,...
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