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Where does “газель” come from?

газель (Russian) comes from French gazelle, from Spanish gacela, from Spanish gacel, from Arabic غَزَال.

Ancestry of “газель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazellegazelle
2Spanishgacelagazelle
3Spanishgacelmale gazelle
4Arabicغَزَال—
Every word from Arabic غَزَال →