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Where does “фугу” come from?

фугу (Russian) comes from Japanese フグ — 河豚, 鰒 blowfish.

фугу (Russian): fugu, blowfish; accusative singular of фу́га

Definitions

  1. fugu, blowfish; accusative singular of фу́га

Ancestry of “фугу”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseフグ河豚, 鰒 blowfish
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