Where does “ガビアルモドキ” come from?
ガビアルモドキ (Japanese) comes from Japanese ガビアル, from French gavial, from Hindi घड़ियाल, from Sanskrit घण्टिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
ガビアルモドキ (Japanese): a false gharial
Definitions
- a false gharial
Ancestry of “ガビアルモドキ”, step by step
ガビアルモドキ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ガビアル
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ガビアル | a gharial/gavial |
| 2 | French | gavial | gharial |
| 3 | Hindi | घड़ियाल | crocodile; alligator; gharial, gavial |
| 4 | Sanskrit | घण्टिक | crocodile, gharial |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 6 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
via Japanese もどき
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | もどき | fake, imitation, mimicry |