Where does “台湾虎” come from?

台湾虎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 台湾, from Literary Chinese 臺灣.

Ancestry of “台湾虎”, step by step

台湾虎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 台湾

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	台湾	Taiwan
2	Literary Chinese	臺灣	—

via Japanese 虎

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	虎	a tiger

Every word from Literary Chinese 臺灣 →Every word from Japanese 台湾 →