Where does “majomkodik” come from?

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

majomkodik (Hungarian): to clown, monkey around, muck about, horse around to behave like a monkey, grimacing mockingly, clowning around

Definitions

  1. to clown, monkey around, muck about, horse around to behave like a monkey, grimacing mockingly, clowning around

Ancestry of “majomkodik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmajomape, monkey
2Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey
Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Hungarian majom →