Where does “marabut” come from?

marabut (Polish) comes from French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط.

marabut (Polish): marabou, marabou stork, adjutant stork

Definitions

  1. marabou, marabou stork, adjutant stork

Ancestry of “marabut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaraboutmarabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"...
2Portuguesemaraboto—
3Moroccan Arabicمْرَابِط—
Every word from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط →Every word from Portuguese maraboto →Every word from French marabout →
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