Where does “牡鹿” come from?

牡鹿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鹿, from Middle Chinese 鹿.

牡鹿 (Japanese): a stag; a buck

Definitions

  1. a stag; a buck

Ancestry of “牡鹿”, step by step

牡鹿 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鹿

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

via Japanese 牡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese牡—
Every word from Middle Chinese 鹿 →Every word from Japanese 鹿 →
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