Where does “牛飼い” come from?

牛飼い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 牛, from Middle Chinese 牛.

牛飼い (Japanese): a cattle herder; a cowherd; a cattleman

Definitions

  1. a cattle herder; a cowherd; a cattleman

Ancestry of “牛飼い”, step by step

牛飼い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 牛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese牛cow, bull, ox, cattle; beef; Ox
2Middle Chinese牛—

via Japanese 飼い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese飼い—
Every word from Middle Chinese 牛 →Every word from Japanese 牛 →