Where does “ボンベイ” come from?

ボンベイ (Japanese) comes from English Bombay, from Portuguese Bombaim, from Marathi मुंबादेवी — goddess Mumba.

ボンベイ (Japanese): a Bombay

Definitions

  1. a Bombay

Ancestry of “ボンベイ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBombayEllipsis of Bombay cat; A domestic cat of a...
2PortugueseBombaimBombay cat breed
3Marathiमुंबादेवीgoddess Mumba
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