Where does “竹馬の友” come from?
竹馬の友 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 竹馬, from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.
竹馬の友 (Japanese): a childhood friend
Ancestry of “竹馬の友”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 竹馬 | a bamboo horse; bamboo stilts; walking on bamboo... |
| 2 | Japanese | 馬 | a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 馬 | — |