Where does “Shiba Inu” come from?

Shiba Inu (English) comes from Japanese 柴犬, from Japanese 犬, from Old Japanese いぬ.

Shiba Inu (English): A dog of a small, agile Japanese breed originally...

Definitions

  1. A dog of a small, agile Japanese breed originally...

Ancestry of “Shiba Inu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese柴犬a Shiba Inu
2Japanese犬dog; canine; one who is loyal; a spy
3Old Japaneseいぬ—
Every word from Old Japanese いぬ →Every word from Japanese 犬 →Every word from Japanese 柴犬 →
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