Where does “召喚獣” come from?

召喚獣 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 獣, from Middle Chinese 獸 — beast.

召喚獣 (Japanese): beast that has been summoned from somewhere else

Definitions

  1. beast that has been summoned from somewhere else

Ancestry of “召喚獣”, step by step

召喚獣 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 獣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese獣an animal covered in fur, a beast; a beast; beast
2Middle Chinese獸beast

via Japanese 召喚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese召喚a summons; a subpoena; to summon
Every word from Middle Chinese 獸 →Every word from Japanese 獣 →