Where does “카이만” come from?
카이만 (Korean) comes from English caiman, from Spanish caimán, from Taíno kaimán.
카이만 (Korean): caiman
Ancestry of “카이만”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caiman | Any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus... |
| 2 | Spanish | caimán | alligator; caiman |
| 3 | Taíno | kaimán | — |