Where does “モンキー” come from?

モンキー (Japanese) comes from English monkey, from German Moneke.

モンキー (Japanese): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “モンキー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonkeyAny member of the clade Simiiformes not also of...
2GermanMoneke—
Every word from German Moneke →Every word from English monkey →
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