Where does “三毛” come from?

三毛 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 三, from Middle Chinese さん.

三毛 (Japanese): a calico cat's fur, featuring the three colors of white, black, and orange

Definitions

  1. a calico cat's fur, featuring the three colors of white, black, and orange

Ancestry of “三毛”, step by step

三毛 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 三

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese三three, 3; third; three
2Middle Chineseさん—

via Japanese 毛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese毛hair, fur; a kind of unit
2Middle Chinese毛—

Words derived from “三毛”

Every word from Middle Chinese さん →Every word from Japanese 三 →