enigma

Japanese: enigma
enigma

…The word riddle comes from the question “what” and is also called “riddle.” In English, there are two words: riddle, which is of Germanic origin, and enigma, which is of Greek origin. The origin of games is often related to religion and magic, but riddles are thought to have originally been one of the human responses to the mysteries and crises of the universe, God, and life. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "enigma" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈何ぞ〉という問いかけから〈なぞ〉といい,〈なぞなぞ〉ともいう。英語では,ゲルマン語源のriddleとギリシア語源のenigmaの2語がある。 遊戯の起源はしばしば宗教・呪術とかかわりがあるが,なぞも本来,宇宙・神・生のもつ神秘・危機に対する人間の反応の一つであったと思われる。…

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