Where does “bongó” come from?

bongó (Irish) comes from English bongo, from Spanish bongó, from Ekele boungu.

bongó (Irish): bongo

Definitions

  1. bongo

Ancestry of “bongó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbongoA striped bovine mammal found in Africa,...
2Spanishbongóbongo
3Ekeleboungu—
Every word from Ekele boungu →Every word from Spanish bongó →Every word from English bongo →
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