Where does “카이만” come from?

카이만 (Korean) comes from English caiman, from Spanish caimán, from Taíno kaimán.

카이만 (Korean): caiman

Definitions

  1. caiman

Ancestry of “카이만”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaimanAny of the relatively small crocodilians of genus...
2Spanishcaimánalligator; caiman
3Taínokaimán—
Every word from Taíno kaimán →Every word from Spanish caimán →Every word from English caiman →