Where does “RPG” come from?

RPG (Italian) comes from English RPG, from Russian РПГ — portable rocket launcher; rocket-propelled grenade.

RPG (Italian): RPG; role-playing game

Definitions

  1. RPG; role-playing game

Ancestry of “RPG”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRPGA roleplaying game; A rocket propelled grenade;...
2RussianРПГportable rocket launcher; rocket-propelled grenade
Every word from Russian РПГ →Every word from English RPG →
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