Where does “heikegani” come from?

heikegani (English) comes from Japanese 平家蟹, from Japanese 蟹, from Japanese 殻 — shell, crust, chaff; husk, hull; cinders, ashes.

heikegani (English): "Heikeopsis japonica", a species of crab native...

Definitions

  1. "Heikeopsis japonica", a species of crab native...

Ancestry of “heikegani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese平家蟹heikegani, Heikeopsis japonica
2Japanese蟹a crab
3Japanese殻shell, crust, chaff; husk, hull; cinders, ashes
Every word from Japanese 殻 →Every word from Japanese 蟹 →Every word from Japanese 平家蟹 →