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Where does “ハンガリー” come from?

ハンガリー (Japanese) comes from English Hungary, from Middle English Hungary, from Medieval Latin Hungaria, from Latin Ungari — Hungarians.

Ancestry of “ハンガリー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHungary—
2Middle EnglishHungary—
3Medieval LatinHungariaHungary
4LatinUngariHungarians
Every word from Latin Ungari →