Where does “土狼” come from?

土狼 (Chinese) comes from Afrikaans aardwolf, from Afrikaans aarde, from Dutch aarde, from Middle Dutch erde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

土狼 (Chinese): aardwolf

Definitions

  1. aardwolf

Ancestry of “土狼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansaardwolfaardwolf
2AfrikaansaardeEarth; earth, ground, soil
3Dutchaardeearth, soil, ground; earth, ground
4Middle Dutcherdethe Earth; soil, ground
5Old Dutcherthaearth
6Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
7Proto-Germanicerþōearth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →