Where does “猫耳” come from?

猫耳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 猫, from Old Japanese ねこ.

猫耳 (Japanese): Cat ears, as worn or possessed by a human or...

Definitions

  1. Cat ears, as worn or possessed by a human or...

Ancestry of “猫耳”, step by step

猫耳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 猫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese猫a cat
2Old Japaneseねこ—

via Japanese 耳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese耳ear; ears; crust; selvedge

Words derived from “猫耳”

Every word from Old Japanese ねこ →Every word from Japanese 猫 →