Where does “игуана” come from?

игуана (Russian) comes from Spanish iguana, from Taíno iwana — iguana.

игуана (Russian): iguana

Definitions

  1. iguana

Ancestry of “игуана”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishiguanaiguana
2Taínoiwanaiguana
Every word from Taíno iwanaEvery word from Spanish iguana
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