Where does “muinseac” come from?
muinseac (Irish) comes from English muntjac, from Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese ᮙᮨᮔ᮪ᮎᮨᮊ᮪ — small deer.
muinseac (Irish): muntjac
Ancestry of “muinseac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | muntjac | Any of various species of east Asian deer of the... |
| 2 | Dutch | muntjak | muntjac, deer of the genus "Muntiacus" |
| 3 | Sundanese | ᮙᮨᮔ᮪ᮎᮨᮊ᮪ | small deer |