Where does “蚯蚓蜥蜴” come from?

蚯蚓蜥蜴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蚯蚓, from Middle Chinese 蚯蚓.

蚯蚓蜥蜴 (Japanese): worm lizard

Definitions

  1. worm lizard

Ancestry of “蚯蚓蜥蜴”, step by step

蚯蚓蜥蜴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 蚯蚓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蚯蚓an earthworm
2Middle Chinese蚯蚓—

via Japanese 蜥蜴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蜥蜴a skink; any lizard
2Chinese蜥蜴lizard
Every word from Middle Chinese 蚯蚓 →Every word from Japanese 蚯蚓 →