Where does “毒虫” come from?
毒虫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 毒, from Japanese 針, from Japanese 針土竜, from Japanese 土竜 — a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an...
毒虫 (Japanese): a poisonous insect
Definitions
- a poisonous insect
Ancestry of “毒虫”, step by step
毒虫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 毒
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 毒 | poison, toxin |
| 2 | Japanese | 針 | a needle used in sewing or other forms of... |
| 3 | Japanese | 針土竜 | a short-beaked echidna |
| 4 | Japanese | 土竜 | a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an... |
via Japanese 虫
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 虫 | a bug, insect, worm; a serpent, snake; a worm |