Where does “こいぬ座” come from?

こいぬ座 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 犬, from Old Japanese いぬ.

こいぬ座 (Japanese): Canis Minor

Definitions

  1. Canis Minor

Ancestry of “こいぬ座”, step by step

こいぬ座 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 犬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese犬dog; canine; one who is loyal; a spy
2Old Japaneseいぬ—

via Japanese 座

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese座names of constellations; names of theaters
2Middle Chinese座—

via Japanese 小

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese小smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;...
2Old Japaneseささ—
Every word from Old Japanese いぬ →Every word from Japanese 犬 →