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Cockatoo

2 stages from Malay to English.

Today it means a crested parrot native to Australia and nearby islands
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Stage 1 of 2
kakatuwa
Malay · 1600s
"the crested cockatoo"
the name for the crested parrot native to the region
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Stage 2 of 2
cockatoo
English · 1700s
"a crested parrot"
adopted directly by English-speaking traders and naturalists
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