Where does “moimucă” come from?

moimucă (Romanian) comes from Romanian moimă, from Hungarian majom, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.

moimucă (Romanian): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “moimucă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmoimăape, monkey
2Hungarianmajomape, monkey
3Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey
Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Hungarian majom →Every word from Romanian moimă →
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