Where does “唐獅子” come from?

唐獅子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 唐, from Japanese 伽羅, from Sanskrit कालागुरु.

唐獅子 (Japanese): Chinese lion, Fu dog

Definitions

  1. Chinese lion, Fu dog

Ancestry of “唐獅子”, step by step

唐獅子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 唐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese唐foreign lands in general; element in compounds,...
2Japanese伽羅the Gaya confederacy: a grouping of smaller states on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, roughly dating to 42-532
3Sanskritकालागुरु—

via Japanese 獅子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese獅子Synonym of ライオン; the Buddha, a Buddha; short for...
2Middle Chinese獅子—

Words derived from “唐獅子”

Every word from Sanskrit कालागुरु →Every word from Japanese 伽羅 →Every word from Japanese 唐 →