English
Kobe
Kobe comes from Japanese 神戸.
- Japanesemodern神戸
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Kobe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Japanesemodern神戸
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Kobe
Earliest quotation: 2013, Matthew T. Bell, Earth Drum: “One had a halfro and a Kobe Bryant Jersey…”
Every English word from Japanese 神戸
Today it means
name The capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 神戸 / Kobe