Where does “mammoth” come from?
Mammoth comes from Russian мамант, a word of uncertain origin and meaning whose ultimate source remains unknown.
mammoth (English): Any species of the extinct genus "Mammuthus", of...
Definitions
- Any species of the extinct genus "Mammuthus", of...
Ancestry of “mammoth”, step by step
mammoth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ма́монт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ма́монт | mammoth |
via Russian ма́мант
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ма́мант | — |