Where does “อิกัวนา” come from?

อิกัวนา (Thai) comes from English iguana, from Spanish iguana, from Taíno iwana — iguana.

อิกัวนา (Thai): iguana

Definitions

  1. iguana

Ancestry of “อิกัวนา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiguanaA green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
2Spanishiguanaiguana
3Taínoiwanaiguana
Every word from Taíno iwana →Every word from Spanish iguana →Every word from English iguana →