Where does “羊毛” come from?

羊毛 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 毛, from Middle Chinese 毛.

羊毛 (Japanese): wool, fleece

Definitions

  1. wool, fleece

Ancestry of “羊毛”, step by step

羊毛 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 毛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese毛hair, fur; a kind of unit
2Middle Chinese毛—

via Japanese 羊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese羊a sheep
Every word from Middle Chinese 毛 →Every word from Japanese 毛 →
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