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Where does “ペーネロペー” come from?

ペーネロペー (Japanese) comes from Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη, from Ancient Greek πηνέλοψ — kind of particoloured duck.

Ancestry of “ペーネロペー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠηνελόπη—
2Ancient Greekπηνέλοψkind of particoloured duck
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