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
Ancestry of “哥斯拉”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | ゴジラ | — |
| 2 | Japanese | ゴリラ | a gorilla |
| 3 | English | gorilla | The largest of the apes, native to the forests of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γόριλλαι | a tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe... |