Where does “甲烏賊” come from?

甲烏賊 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 甲, from Middle Chinese 甲.

甲烏賊 (Japanese): a cuttlefish

Definitions

  1. a cuttlefish

Ancestry of “甲烏賊”, step by step

甲烏賊 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 甲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese甲carapace, shell; something A; armor
2Middle Chinese甲—

via Japanese 烏賊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese烏賊a squid, a cuttlefish
2Chinese烏賊cuttlefish
Every word from Middle Chinese 甲 →Every word from Japanese 甲 →