Where does “牛氈鹿” come from?

牛氈鹿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 氈鹿, from Japanese 鹿, from Middle Chinese 鹿.

Ancestry of “牛氈鹿”, step by step

牛氈鹿 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 氈鹿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese氈鹿a serow
2Japanese鹿deer; deer meat: venison; a beast
3Middle Chinese鹿—

via Japanese 牛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese牛cow, bull, ox, cattle; beef; Ox
2Middle Chinese牛—
Every word from Middle Chinese 鹿 →Every word from Japanese 鹿 →Every word from Japanese 氈鹿 →
牛氈鹿 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer