Where does “パプア” come from?

パプア (Japanese) comes from English Papua, from Malay Papua.

パプア (Japanese): Papua

Definitions

  1. Papua

Ancestry of “パプア”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPapuaThe southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea
2MalayPapua—

Words derived from “パプア”

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