Where does “動物崇拝” come from?

動物崇拝 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 動物, from Middle Chinese 動物.

動物崇拝 (Japanese): zoolatry

Definitions

  1. zoolatry

Ancestry of “動物崇拝”, step by step

動物崇拝 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 動物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese動物animal
2Middle Chinese動物—

via Japanese 崇拝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese崇拝worship, cult; admiration, reverence; worship
Every word from Middle Chinese 動物 →Every word from Japanese 動物 →
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