Where does “マテガイ” come from?
マテガイ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 貝, from Old Japanese かい.
マテガイ (Japanese): a razor clam, more specifically Gould's razor...
Definitions
- a razor clam, more specifically Gould's razor...
Ancestry of “マテガイ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 貝 | a shellfish |
| 2 | Old Japanese | かい | — |