Where does “砂鼠” come from?

砂鼠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

砂鼠 (Japanese): a Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

Definitions

  1. a Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

Ancestry of “砂鼠”, step by step

砂鼠 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鼠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
2Japanesenezumi—

via Japanese 砂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese砂sand
Every word from Japanese nezumi →Every word from Japanese 鼠 →