Where does “maimuțăreală” come from?

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

maimuțăreală (Romanian): grimace

Definitions

  1. grimace

Ancestry of “maimuțăreală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmaimuțărito mock by imitating someone
2Romanianmaimuțămonkey
3Greekμαϊμούmonkey; knockoff
4Ottoman Turkishمیمونmonkey
5Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey
Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish میمون →Every word from Greek μαϊμού →