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Where does “fennek” come from?

fennek (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Fennek, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

fennek (Norwegian Bokmål): fennec, fennec fox; Vulpes zerda; species of the...

Definitions

  1. fennec, fennec fox; Vulpes zerda; species of the...

Ancestry of “fennek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFennekfennec, fennec fox
2Arabicفَنَكfennec fox
Every word from Arabic فَنَك →