Where does “葦鹿” come from?

葦鹿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鹿, from Middle Chinese 鹿.

葦鹿 (Japanese): a sea lion

Definitions

  1. a sea lion

Ancestry of “葦鹿”, step by step

葦鹿 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鹿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鹿deer; deer meat: venison; a beast
2Middle Chinese鹿—

via Japanese 葦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese葦common reed, "Phragmites australis"
Every word from Middle Chinese 鹿 →Every word from Japanese 鹿 →