Talk:Orokin/@comment-117.58.247.226-20190608184817

> "The word "Orokin" may be a portmanteau of the Spanish/Italian word "Oro", and the Japanese word "Kin" (金), both words meaning "Gold" which fits the Orokin's aesthetic, who predominantly use gold in their architecture and design, although the literal "gold gold" meaning makes this possibly less plausible. An alternative to "kin" is the English word referring to family or close relations, indicating a "golden family"."

I always thought that "Oro" was a reference to the Ouroboros, the serpent that ate its own tail, while "kin" is kin

Basically I thought their name "Orokin",  was given because they were a race that destroyed themselves. Good naming DE because both meanings make sense