Where does “尾曳蝙蝠” come from?

尾曳蝙蝠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蝙蝠, from Chinese 蝙蝠, from Chinese 蝠, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan baːk — bat.

尾曳蝙蝠 (Japanese): East Asian free-tailed bat (Tadarida insignis)

Definitions

  1. East Asian free-tailed bat (Tadarida insignis)

Ancestry of “尾曳蝙蝠”, step by step

尾曳蝙蝠 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 蝙蝠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蝙蝠a bat
2Chinese蝙蝠bat
3Chinese蝠—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanbaːkbat

via Japanese 尾

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

via Japanese 曳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese曳drag; pull
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan baːk →Every word from Chinese 蝠 →Every word from Chinese 蝙蝠 →