Where does “maimuțoi” come from?

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

maimuțoi (Romanian): a male monkey

Definitions

  1. a male monkey

Ancestry of “maimuțoi”, step by step

maimuțoi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian maimuță

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmaimuțămonkey
2Greekμαϊμούmonkey; knockoff
3Ottoman Turkishمیمونmonkey
4Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey

via Romanian oi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoiindefinite genitive/dative singular of oaie;...
Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish میمون →Every word from Greek μαϊμού →