Where does “고바야시박쥐” come from?
고바야시박쥐 (Korean) comes from Korean 박쥐, from Korean 밝쥐, from Korean 쥐, from English Gee, from English Jesus, from Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς — Salvation; Hosea.
고바야시박쥐 (Korean): The Kobayashi's bat
Definitions
- The Kobayashi's bat
Ancestry of “고바야시박쥐”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 박쥐 | bat |
| 2 | Korean | 밝쥐 | Obsolete spelling of 박쥐 |
| 3 | Korean | 쥐 | mouse, rat; cramp |
| 4 | English | Gee | A general exclamation of surprise or frustration |
| 5 | English | Jesus | The Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of... |
| 6 | Middle English | Jhesus | Jesus (Christ) |
| 7 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 9 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 10 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 11 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 12 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |