Where does “愛玩動物” come from?

愛玩動物 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 動物, from Middle Chinese 動物.

愛玩動物 (Japanese): a pet an animal kept as a companion

Definitions

  1. a pet an animal kept as a companion

Ancestry of “愛玩動物”, step by step

愛玩動物 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 動物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese動物animal
2Middle Chinese動物—

via Japanese 愛玩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese愛玩caring for; to care for
2Middle Chinese愛玩—
Every word from Middle Chinese 動物 →Every word from Japanese 動物 →