Where does “កោរីល” come from?

កោរីល (Khmer) comes from French gorille, from Latin gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι — a tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...

កោរីល (Khmer): gorilla

Definitions

  1. gorilla

Ancestry of “កោរីល”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgorillegorilla; goon
2Latingorilla—
3Ancient GreekΓόριλλαιa tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...
Every word from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι →Every word from Latin gorilla →Every word from French gorille →