Where does “nekomimi” come from?

nekomimi (English) comes from Japanese 猫耳, from Japanese 猫, from Old Japanese ねこ.

nekomimi (English): A fictional character who has cat ears on an...

Definitions

  1. A fictional character who has cat ears on an...

Ancestry of “nekomimi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese猫耳Cat ears, as worn or possessed by a human or...
2Japanese猫a cat
3Old Japaneseねこ—
Every word from Old Japanese ねこ →Every word from Japanese 猫 →Every word from Japanese 猫耳 →