Where does “尾巻猿” come from?

尾巻猿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 尾, from Old Japanese 尾.

尾巻猿 (Japanese): a capuchin monkey

Definitions

  1. a capuchin monkey

Ancestry of “尾巻猿”, step by step

尾巻猿 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 尾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese尾a tail; the foot of a mountain; the end of...
2Old Japanese尾—

via Japanese 猿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese猿a monkey; Short for 日本猿; an ape
2Chinese猿ape

via Japanese 巻く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巻くroll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind
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