Where does “ゴリラ” come from?

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

ゴリラ (Japanese): a gorilla

Definitions

  1. a gorilla

Ancestry of “ゴリラ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ゴリラ”

Every word from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι →Every word from English gorilla →