Where does “majmun” come from?
majmun (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish میمون, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.
majmun (Serbo-Croatian): monkey; at sign, at; idiot
Definitions
- monkey; at sign, at; idiot
Ancestry of “majmun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | میمون | monkey |
| 2 | Arabic | مَيْمُون | baboon, mandrill; monkey |