Where does “メコ” come from?

メコ (Ainu) comes from Japanese 猫, from Old Japanese ねこ.

メコ (Ainu): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “メコ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese猫a cat
2Old Japaneseねこ—
Every word from Old Japanese ねこ →Every word from Japanese 猫 →