Where does “迦楼羅” come from?

迦楼羅 (Japanese) comes from Sanskrit गरुड, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

迦楼羅 (Japanese): garuda; a type of guardian deity which takes the form of vast fire-breathing birds. Accounted as one of the eight legions in Mahayana Buddhism

Definitions

  1. garuda; a type of guardian deity which takes the form of vast fire-breathing birds. Accounted as one of the eight legions in Mahayana Buddhism

Ancestry of “迦楼羅”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritगरुडName of a mythical bird; the charioteer of the...
2Latinmīmusmime, farce
3Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμοςEvery word from Latin mīmusEvery word from Sanskrit गरुड