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Where does “majmunk” come from?
majmunk (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian majom, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.
Ancestry of “majmunk”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Hungarian
majom
ape, monkey
2
Arabic
مَيْمُون
baboon, mandrill; monkey
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