Where does “秋田犬” come from?

秋田犬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 犬, from Old Japanese いぬ.

秋田犬 (Japanese): an Akita Japanese dog breed

Definitions

  1. an Akita Japanese dog breed

Ancestry of “秋田犬”, step by step

秋田犬 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 秋田

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese秋田—
Every word from Old Japanese いぬ →Every word from Japanese 犬 →
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