Where does “シカレイヨウ” come from?

シカレイヨウ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鹿, from Middle Chinese 鹿.

Ancestry of “シカレイヨウ”, step by step

シカレイヨウ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鹿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鹿deer; deer meat: venison; a beast
2Middle Chinese鹿—

via Japanese 羚羊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese羚羊antelope; Alternative spelling of 氈鹿
2Chinese羚羊antelope
Every word from Middle Chinese 鹿 →Every word from Japanese 鹿 →
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