Where does “monamarakatti” come from?
monamarakatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish marakatti, from Swedish markatta — a guenon (Old World monkey of the genus Cercopithecus).
monamarakatti (Finnish): mona monkey, "Cercopithecus mona"
Definitions
- mona monkey, "Cercopithecus mona"
Ancestry of “monamarakatti”, step by step
monamarakatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish marakatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | marakatti | guenon |
| 2 | Swedish | markatta | a guenon (Old World monkey of the genus Cercopithecus) |
via Finnish mul-tax:Cercopithecus mona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mul-tax:Cercopithecus mona | — |