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Where does “マーモット” come from?

マーモット (Japanese) comes from English marmot, from Middle French marmote, from Old French marmotaine.

マーモット (Japanese): a marmot

Definitions

  1. a marmot

Ancestry of “マーモット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarmotAny of several large ground-dwelling rodents of...
2Middle Frenchmarmote—
3Old Frenchmarmotaine—
Every word from Old French marmotaine →