Where does “ジャワ犀” come from?

ジャワ犀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 犀, from Middle Chinese 犀.

ジャワ犀 (Japanese): a Javan rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. a Javan rhinoceros

Ancestry of “ジャワ犀”, step by step

ジャワ犀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 犀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese犀a rhinoceros
2Middle Chinese犀—

via Japanese ジャワ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseジャワ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 犀 →Every word from Japanese 犀 →