Where does “狐” come from?

狐 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 絵筆, from Japanese 筆, from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.

狐 (Japanese): a fox

Definitions

  1. a fox

Ancestry of “狐”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絵筆paintbrush
2Japanese筆a writing brush, a painting brush, a pen;...
3Japanese文the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...
4Middle Chinese文—

Words derived from “狐”

Every word from Middle Chinese 文 →Every word from Japanese 文 →Every word from Japanese 筆 →