Where does “マンモス” come from?
マンモス (Japanese) comes from English mammoth, from Russian ма́монт — mammoth.
マンモス (Japanese): a mammoth
Ancestry of “マンモス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mammoth | Any species of the extinct genus "Mammuthus", of... |
| 2 | Russian | ма́монт | mammoth |