Where does “哥斯拉” come from?

哥斯拉 (Chinese) comes from Japanese ゴジラ, from Japanese ゴリラ, from English gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι — a tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...

哥斯拉 (Chinese): Godzilla

Definitions

  1. Godzilla

Ancestry of “哥斯拉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseゴジラGodzilla
2Japaneseゴリラa gorilla
3EnglishgorillaThe largest of the apes, native to the forests of...
4Ancient GreekΓόριλλαιa tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...
Every word from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι →Every word from English gorilla →Every word from Japanese ゴリラ →