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Where does “мустанг” come from?

мустанг (Macedonian) comes from English mustang, from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño — feral animal.

мустанг (Macedonian): mustang

Definitions

  1. mustang

Ancestry of “мустанг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmustangA small, hardy, naturalized horse of the North...
2Mexican SpanishmestengoA wild or feral animal
3Old Spanishmesteñoferal animal
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