Where does “泥亀” come from?

泥亀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 泥, from Middle Chinese 泥.

泥亀 (Japanese): a mud turtle

Definitions

  1. a mud turtle

Ancestry of “泥亀”, step by step

泥亀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 泥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese泥mud
2Middle Chinese泥—

via Japanese 亀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese亀a tortoise or turtle; a drunkard; a 家紋 with...
2Middle Chinese龜—
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