Where does “majomhimlő” come from?

majomhimlő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian majom, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.

majomhimlő (Hungarian): monkeypox a viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox

Definitions

  1. monkeypox a viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox

Ancestry of “majomhimlő”, step by step

majomhimlő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian majom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmajomape, monkey
2Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey

via Hungarian himlő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhimlőanother type of pox or Poxviridae
Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Hungarian majom →