Where does “GI” come from?

GI (Tagalog) comes from English GI, from Japanese 着, from Japanese 着る — put on or wear on the upper body or the entire...

GI (Tagalog): Genuine Intsik

Definitions

  1. Genuine Intsik

Ancestry of “GI”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGIInitialism of general issue. Given to a soldier...
2Japanese着arrival at a location; the wearing of clothing; a...
3Japanese着るput on or wear on the upper body or the entire...
Every word from Japanese 着る →Every word from Japanese 着 →Every word from English GI →