Where does “manukī” come from?

manukī (Samoan) comes from English monkey, from German Moneke.

manukī (Samoan): ape; monkey

Definitions

  1. ape; monkey

Ancestry of “manukī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonkeyAny member of the clade Simiiformes not also of...
2GermanMoneke
Every word from German MonekeEvery word from English monkey