Where does “椰子蟹” come from?
椰子蟹 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蟹, from Japanese 殻 — shell, crust, chaff; husk, hull; cinders, ashes.
椰子蟹 (Japanese): coconut crab
Ancestry of “椰子蟹”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 蟹 | a crab |
| 2 | Japanese | 殻 | shell, crust, chaff; husk, hull; cinders, ashes |