Where does “シロカモシカ” come from?

シロカモシカ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 白, from Middle Chinese 白.

Ancestry of “シロカモシカ”, step by step

シロカモシカ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 白

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese白the color white; innocence; a white go stone
2Middle Chinese白—

via Japanese カモシカ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseカモシカ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 白 →Every word from Japanese 白 →