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Where does “パールハーバー” come from?

パールハーバー (Japanese) comes from English Pearl Harbor, from Hawaiian Wai Momi.

Ancestry of “パールハーバー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPearl HarborA sneak attack, often using underhanded measures;...
2HawaiianWai Momi—
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