Where does “포켓몬” come from?

포켓몬 (Korean) comes from Japanese ポケモン, from English pocket monster, from Japanese ポケットモンスター, from English [[pocket]] + [[monster]].

포켓몬 (Korean): a Pokémon

Definitions

  1. a Pokémon

Ancestry of “포켓몬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseポケモンa Pokémon
2Englishpocket monsterA fictional creature from the universe of the Pokémon franchise
3JapaneseポケットモンスターPokémon
4English[[pocket]] + [[monster]]—
Every word from English [[pocket]] + [[monster]] →Every word from Japanese ポケットモンスター →Every word from English pocket monster →