Where does “tengu” come from?

tengu (English) comes from Japanese 天狗, from Middle Chinese 天狗.

tengu (English): A mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike...

Definitions

  1. A mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike...

Ancestry of “tengu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天狗a tengu, a mythical Japanese creature, typically...
2Middle Chinese天狗—
Every word from Middle Chinese 天狗 →Every word from Japanese 天狗 →