Where does “maymona” come from?
maymona (Ladino) comes from Turkish maymun, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.
maymona (Ladino): monkey
Ancestry of “maymona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | maymun | monkey |
| 2 | Arabic | مَيْمُون | baboon, mandrill; monkey |