Where does “kamaitachi” come from?

kamaitachi (English) comes from Japanese 鎌鼬, from Japanese 鎌 — sickle, scythe.

kamaitachi (English): A Japanese yōkai (supernatural being), taking the form of a weasel with sharp claws, and believed to ride dust devils

Definitions

  1. A Japanese yōkai (supernatural being), taking the form of a weasel with sharp claws, and believed to ride dust devils

Ancestry of “kamaitachi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鎌鼬kamaitachi
2Japanese鎌sickle, scythe
Every word from Japanese 鎌 →Every word from Japanese 鎌鼬 →
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