Where does “スマトラ犀” come from?

スマトラ犀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 犀, from Middle Chinese 犀.

スマトラ犀 (Japanese): a Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)

Definitions

  1. a Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)

Ancestry of “スマトラ犀”, step by step

スマトラ犀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 犀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese犀a rhinoceros
2Middle Chinese犀—

via Japanese スマトラ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseスマトラ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 犀 →Every word from Japanese 犀 →