Where does “尾長鮫” come from?
尾長鮫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 尾, from Old Japanese 尾.
尾長鮫 (Japanese): a thresher shark
Definitions
- a thresher shark
Ancestry of “尾長鮫”, step by step
尾長鮫 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 尾
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 尾 | a tail; the foot of a mountain; the end of... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 尾 | — |
via Japanese 長
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 長 | chief, head, leader; strong point; major |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 長 | — |
via Japanese 鮫
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鮫 | a shark |