Where does “チベットスナギツネ” come from?
チベットスナギツネ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 狐, from Japanese 絵筆, from Japanese 筆, from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.
チベットスナギツネ (Japanese): a Tibetan sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata)
Definitions
- a Tibetan sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata)
Ancestry of “チベットスナギツネ”, step by step
チベットスナギツネ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 狐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 狐 | a fox |
| 2 | Japanese | 絵筆 | paintbrush |
| 3 | Japanese | 筆 | a writing brush, a painting brush, a pen;... |
| 4 | Japanese | 文 | the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for... |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 文 | — |
via Japanese チベット
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | チベット | Tibet |
| 2 | English | Tibet | A woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled |
via Japanese 砂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 砂 | sand |