Where does “蜜穴熊” come from?
蜜穴熊 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 穴熊, from Japanese 熊, from Old Japanese くま, from Old Korean 고마 — bear.
蜜穴熊 (Japanese): a honey badger, a ratel
Definitions
- a honey badger, a ratel
Ancestry of “蜜穴熊”, step by step
蜜穴熊 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 穴熊
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 穴熊 | a badger; a shogi castle that locates the king at... |
| 2 | Japanese | 熊 | a bear; a bear, an otter |
| 3 | Old Japanese | くま | — |
| 4 | Old Korean | 고마 | bear |
via Japanese 蜜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 蜜 | honey; nectar; molasses, treacle, syrup |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 蜜 | — |
via English honey badger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | honey badger | Any of species Mellivora capensis of badger-like mustelids native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent |