Where does “обезьяна” come from?

обезьяна (Nivkh) comes from Russian обезья́на, from Old East Slavic обезьꙗна.

обезьяна (Nivkh): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “обезьяна”, step by step

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