Where does “縞馬” come from?

縞馬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.

縞馬 (Japanese): a zebra

Definitions

  1. a zebra

Ancestry of “縞馬”, step by step

縞馬 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 馬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese馬a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a...
2Middle Chinese馬—

via Japanese 縞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese縞stripe

Words derived from “縞馬”

Every word from Middle Chinese 馬 →Every word from Japanese 馬 →