Where does “大耳狐” come from?
大耳狐 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 狐, from Japanese 絵筆, from Japanese 筆, from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.
大耳狐 (Japanese): bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
Definitions
- bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
Ancestry of “大耳狐”, step by step
大耳狐 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 狐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 狐 | a fox |
| 2 | Japanese | 絵筆 | paintbrush |
| 3 | Japanese | 筆 | a writing brush, a painting brush, a pen;... |
| 4 | Japanese | 文 | the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for... |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 文 | — |
via Japanese 大
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 大 | big, large; the large part of; arch- |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 大 | big, large; large |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | əpə | big, large; many |
via Japanese 耳
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 耳 | ear; ears; crust; selvedge |