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Where does “formosanmakaki” come from?

formosanmakaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish makaki, from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, from English Madagascar, from Middle French Madagascar, from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].

formosanmakaki (Finnish): Taiwan macaque, Macaca cyclopis

Definitions

  1. Taiwan macaque, Macaca cyclopis

Ancestry of “formosanmakaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakakimacaque
2Frenchmacaquemacaque; monkey; clown
3Portuguesemacacomonkey, ape; mechanical jack; black; negro
4EnglishMadagascar—
5Middle FrenchMadagascar—
6EnglishMogadishu—
7Arabicمَقَدِيشُو—
8Persian[[شاه]] [[مقعد]]—
Every word from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] →