Where does “գորիլա” come from?

գորիլա (Armenian) comes from Russian гори́лла, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι — a tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...

գորիլա (Armenian): gorilla

Definitions

  1. gorilla

Ancestry of “գորիլա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгори́ллаgorilla animal
2Ancient GreekΓόριλλαιa tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...
Every word from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι →Every word from Russian гори́лла →