Where does “出歯鼠” come from?
出歯鼠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
出歯鼠 (Japanese): a mole rat
Definitions
- a mole rat
Ancestry of “出歯鼠”, step by step
出歯鼠 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 鼠
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 2 | Japanese | nezumi | — |
via Japanese 出歯
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 出歯 | — |