Where does “毛皮” come from?

毛皮 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 毛, from Middle Chinese 毛.

毛皮 (Japanese): fur, pelt; the 皮 radical

Definitions

  1. fur, pelt; the 皮 radical

Ancestry of “毛皮”, step by step

毛皮 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 毛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese毛hair, fur; a kind of unit
2Middle Chinese毛—

via Japanese 皮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese皮skin
Every word from Middle Chinese 毛 →Every word from Japanese 毛 →