Where does “marabou” come from?

marabou (French) comes from French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط.

Ancestry of “marabou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaraboutmarabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"...
2Portuguesemaraboto
3Moroccan Arabicمْرَابِط

Words derived from “marabou

Every word from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِطEvery word from Portuguese marabotoEvery word from French marabout