Where does “ピエロ” come from?

ピエロ (Japanese) comes from French Pierrot, from French pierre, from Middle French pierre, from Latin Petrus, from Indonesian penembak, from Indonesian tembak, from Malay tembak, from Malay timbak.

ピエロ (Japanese): Synonym of 道化師

Definitions

  1. Synonym of 道化師

Ancestry of “ピエロ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPierrotPierre, "Peter"
2Frenchpierrestone
3Middle Frenchpierrestone
4LatinPetrusPeter
5Indonesianpenembakshooter
6Indonesiantembakto shoot to fire a shot
7Malaytembakto shoot
8MalaytimbakObsolete form of tembak
9Proto-Malayictimbak
10Proto-Malayo-Polynesianti(m)bak
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ti(m)bakEvery word from Proto-Malayic timbakEvery word from Malay timbak
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