Where does “ゴジラ” come from?

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

ゴジラ (Japanese): Godzilla

Definitions

  1. Godzilla

Ancestry of “ゴジラ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseゴリラa gorilla
2EnglishgorillaThe largest of the apes, native to the forests of...
3Ancient GreekΓόριλλαιa tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...

Words derived from “ゴジラ”

Every word from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι →Every word from English gorilla →Every word from Japanese ゴリラ →