Where does “میمونجق” come from?

میمونجق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish میمون, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.

Ancestry of “میمونجق”, step by step

میمونجق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish میمون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمیمونmonkey
2Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey

via Ottoman Turkish ـجق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـجقDiminutive suffix after back vowels
Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish میمون →