Where does “絹毛鼠” come from?

絹毛鼠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 絹, from Japanese 絹モスリン, from Japanese モスリン, from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Italian Mussolo — Mosul.

Ancestry of “絹毛鼠”, step by step

絹毛鼠 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 絹

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	絹	silk
2	Japanese	絹モスリン	chiffon
3	Japanese	モスリン	muslin
4	French	mousseline	muslin; mousseline
5	Italian	mussolina	Synonym of mussola
6	Italian	Mussolo	Mosul

via Japanese 毛

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	毛	hair, fur; a kind of unit
2	Middle Chinese	毛	—

via Japanese 鼠

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	鼠	a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
2	Japanese	nezumi	—

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