Where does “ゾンビ” come from?

ゾンビ (Japanese) comes from English zombie, from Haitian Creole zonbi — zombie.

ゾンビ (Japanese): a zombie

Definitions

  1. a zombie

Ancestry of “ゾンビ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzombieA snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa...
2Haitian Creolezonbizombie
Every word from Haitian Creole zonbi →Every word from English zombie →