Where does “maimun” come from?

maimun (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian majmun, from Ottoman Turkish میمون, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.

maimun (Romanian): monkey primate

Definitions

  1. monkey primate

Ancestry of “maimun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmajmunmonkey; at sign, at; idiot
2Ottoman Turkishمیمونmonkey
3Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey
Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish میمون →Every word from Serbo-Croatian majmun →