Where does “beždžionė” come from?

beždžionė (Lithuanian) comes from Russian обезья́на, from Old East Slavic обезьꙗна.

beždžionė (Lithuanian): monkey, ape

Definitions

  1. monkey, ape

Ancestry of “beždžionė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобезья́наape, monkey
2Old East Slavicобезьꙗна—
Every word from Old East Slavic обезьꙗна →Every word from Russian обезья́на →