Where does “剣歯虎” come from?

剣歯虎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 剣, from Middle Chinese けん, from Middle Chinese 元.

剣歯虎 (Japanese): saber-toothed tiger

Definitions

  1. saber-toothed tiger

Ancestry of “剣歯虎”, step by step

剣歯虎 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 剣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese剣a sword, "especially" one with a double-edged...
2Middle Chineseけん—
3Middle Chinese元—

via Japanese 歯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese歯tooth; age
2Middle Chinese齒—

via Japanese 虎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese虎a tiger
Every word from Middle Chinese 元 →Every word from Middle Chinese けん →Every word from Japanese 剣 →