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Where does “گوریل” come from?

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

گوریل (Persian): gorilla

Definitions

  1. gorilla

Ancestry of “گوریل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgorillegorilla; goon
2Latingorilla—
3Ancient GreekΓόριλλαιa tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...
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