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Where does “ουραγκοτάγκος” come from?

ουραγκοτάγκος (Greek) comes from Greek ουρακοτάγκος, from English orangutan, from Malay Orang Utan, from Dutch orang-oetan, from Malay orang hutan, from Indonesian hutan, from Malay hutan, from Proto-Malayic hutan — scrubland; bush.

ουραγκοτάγκος (Greek): Alternative form of ουρακοτάγκος

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ουρακοτάγκος

Ancestry of “ουραγκοτάγκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekουρακοτάγκοςorangutan
2EnglishorangutanAn arboreal anthropoid ape genus "Pongo"...
3MalayOrang Utan—
4Dutchorang-oetanorangutan
5Malayorang hutanAlternative spelling of orang utan
6Indonesianhutanforest
7Malayhutanforest
8Proto-Malayichutanforest
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
10Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush
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