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

  1. monkey; at sign, at; idiot

Ancestry of “majmun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمیمونmonkey
2Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey

Words derived from “majmun”

Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish میمون →