Where does “フェネック” come from?
フェネック (Japanese) comes from English fennec, from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.
フェネック (Japanese): fennec
Ancestry of “フェネック”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fennec | A small fox of the species "Vulpes zerda", found... |
| 2 | French | fennec | — |
| 3 | Arabic | فَنَك | fennec fox |