Where does “犬鮫” come from?

犬鮫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 犬, from Old Japanese いぬ.

犬鮫 (Japanese): a brownbanded bamboo shark

Definitions

  1. a brownbanded bamboo shark

Ancestry of “犬鮫”, step by step

犬鮫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 犬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese犬dog; canine; one who is loyal; a spy
2Old Japaneseいぬ—

via Japanese 鮫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鮫a shark
Every word from Old Japanese いぬ →Every word from Japanese 犬 →
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