Where does “貓山王” come from?

貓山王 (Chinese) comes from Malay musang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ.

貓山王 (Chinese): mao shan wang; Musang King

Definitions

  1. mao shan wang; Musang King

Ancestry of “貓山王”, step by step

貓山王 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay musang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymusangcivet; fox
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*musaŋ—

via Chinese 王

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese王king
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ →Every word from Malay musang →