Where does “タテガミオオカミ” come from?

タテガミオオカミ (Japanese) comes from Japanese たてがみ, from Japanese 立て, from Japanese 立てる, from Old Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

タテガミオオカミ (Japanese): a maned wolf

Definitions

  1. a maned wolf

Ancestry of “タテガミオオカミ”, step by step

タテガミオオカミ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese たてがみ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseたてがみmane
2Japanese立てmain, head, central; just; especially
3Japanese立てるto stand, to place in an upright position; to...
4Old Japanese立つto rise, stand
5Proto-Japonictatu—

via Japanese 狼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese狼a wolf; Short for 日本狼
2Japanese大big, large; the large part of; arch-
3Old Japanese大big, large; large
4Proto-Japonicəpəbig, large; many
Every word from Proto-Japonic tatu →Every word from Old Japanese 立つ →Every word from Japanese 立てる →