Where does “매머드” come from?

매머드 (Korean) comes from English mammoth, from Russian ма́монт — mammoth.

매머드 (Korean): mammoth

Definitions

  1. mammoth

Ancestry of “매머드”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmammothAny species of the extinct genus "Mammuthus", of...
2Russianма́монтmammoth
Every word from Russian ма́монт →Every word from English mammoth →
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