Where does “maimuță” come from?

maimuță (Romanian) comes from Greek μαϊμού, from Ottoman Turkish میمون, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.

maimuță (Romanian): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “maimuță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμαϊμούmonkey; knockoff
2Ottoman Turkishمیمونmonkey
3Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey

Words derived from “maimuță”

Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish میمون →Every word from Greek μαϊμού →