Where does “巫毒教” come from?

巫毒教 (Chinese) comes from English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from Fon vodu.

巫毒教 (Chinese): voodoo

Definitions

  1. voodoo

Ancestry of “巫毒教”, step by step

巫毒教 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English voodoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoodooAny of a group of related religious practices...
2Louisiana Creole Frenchvoudou—
3Haitian Creolevodouvoodoo
4Fonvodu—

via Chinese 教

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese教to teach
Every word from Fon vodu →Every word from Haitian Creole vodou →Every word from Louisiana Creole French voudou →