Where does “溝鼠” come from?
溝鼠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
溝鼠 (Japanese): a brown rat
Ancestry of “溝鼠”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 2 | Japanese | nezumi | — |