Where does “黒カイマン” come from?

黒カイマン (Japanese) comes from Japanese カイマン, from Spanish caimán, from Taíno kaimán.

黒カイマン (Japanese): a black caiman

Definitions

  1. a black caiman

Ancestry of “黒カイマン”, step by step

黒カイマン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese カイマン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseカイマンa caiman
2Spanishcaimánalligator; caiman
3Taínokaimán—

via Japanese 黒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黒black; a black stone; the person who plays black...
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