Where does “藪犬” come from?

藪犬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 犬, from Old Japanese いぬ.

藪犬 (Japanese): a bush dog

Definitions

  1. a bush dog

Ancestry of “藪犬”, step by step

藪犬 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 犬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese犬dog; canine; one who is loyal; a spy
2Old Japaneseいぬ—

via Japanese 藪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese藪a thicket, grove, copse
Every word from Old Japanese いぬ →Every word from Japanese 犬 →