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Where does “ヨーロッパ” come from?

ヨーロッパ (Japanese) comes from Portuguese Europa, from Old Portuguese Europa.

ヨーロッパ (Japanese): Europe

Definitions

  1. Europe

Ancestry of “ヨーロッパ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseEuropa—
2Old PortugueseEuropa—

Words derived from “ヨーロッパ”

  • 東ヨーロッパ
  • ヨーロッパオオカミ
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