Where does “이구아나” come from?

이구아나 (Korean) comes from English iguana, from Spanish iguana, from Taíno iwana — iguana.

이구아나 (Korean): iguana

Definitions

  1. iguana

Ancestry of “이구아나”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiguanaA green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
2Spanishiguanaiguana
3Taínoiwanaiguana
Every word from Taíno iwana →Every word from Spanish iguana →Every word from English iguana →