Where does “チンチラ” come from?

チンチラ (Japanese) comes from English chinchilla, from Spanish chinchilla — chinchilla.

チンチラ (Japanese): a chinchilla

Definitions

  1. a chinchilla

Ancestry of “チンチラ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchinchillaEither of two small, crepuscular rodents of the...
2Spanishchinchillachinchilla
Every word from Spanish chinchilla →Every word from English chinchilla →