Where does “トロイアの木馬” come from?

トロイアの木馬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

トロイアの木馬 (Japanese): the Trojan horse epic wooden horse

Definitions

  1. the Trojan horse epic wooden horse

Ancestry of “トロイアの木馬”, step by step

トロイアの木馬 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese トロイア

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseトロイアTroy
2Ancient GreekΤροίαTroy

via Japanese 木馬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木馬wooden horse, rocking horse
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →