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Where does “флами́нго” come from?

флами́нго (Russian) comes from Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamenco, from Old Occitan flamenc, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.

Ancestry of “флами́нго”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseflamingoflamingo
2SpanishflamencoFlemish; flamenco; insolent, cheeky
3Old Occitanflamencflame colored
4Latinflammaflame, fire
5Latinflāgrāre—
6Latinfrāgrō—
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “флами́нго”

  • ֆլամինգո
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →