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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ма́монт | mammoth |
Words derived from “mammoth”