Where does “침팬지” come from?

침팬지 (Korean) comes from English chimpanzee, from French chimpanzé — chimpanzee.

침팬지 (Korean): chimpanzee

Definitions

  1. chimpanzee

Ancestry of “침팬지”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchimpanzeeA species of great ape in the genus "Pan", native...
2Frenchchimpanzéchimpanzee
Every word from French chimpanzé →Every word from English chimpanzee →