Where does “臍猪” come from?
臍猪 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 猪, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
臍猪 (Japanese): peccary
Ancestry of “臍猪”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 猪 | a wild boar, "Sus scrofa"; a pig or wild boar;... |
| 2 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | の | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |