Where does “入江鰐” come from?

入江鰐 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 入江, from Japanese 入り, from Japanese 入る, from Old Japanese いる.

入江鰐 (Japanese): a saltwater crocodile

Definitions

  1. a saltwater crocodile

Ancestry of “入江鰐”, step by step

入江鰐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 入江

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese入江inlet
2Japanese入りentering; entry, going in; entry, entering
3Japanese入るto enter, go into, get into; to arrive; to join a...
4Old Japaneseいる—

via Japanese 鰐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鰐ワニ crocodilian; a shark or other large and...
Every word from Old Japanese いる →Every word from Japanese 入る →Every word from Japanese 入り →