Where does “尾長猿” come from?

尾長猿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 尾, from Old Japanese 尾.

尾長猿 (Japanese): an Old World monkey

Definitions

  1. an Old World monkey

Ancestry of “尾長猿”, step by step

尾長猿 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 長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese長chief, head, leader; strong point; major
2Middle Chinese長—
Every word from Old Japanese 尾 →Every word from Japanese 尾 →