Where does “こうま座” come from?

こうま座 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.

こうま座 (Japanese): Equuleus

Definitions

  1. Equuleus

Ancestry of “こうま座”, step by step

こうま座 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 馬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese馬a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a...
2Middle Chinese馬—

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 Middle Chinese 馬 →Every word from Japanese 馬 →