Where does “袋狼” come from?
袋狼 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 狼, from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.
袋狼 (Japanese): a thylacine
Definitions
- a thylacine
Ancestry of “袋狼”, step by step
袋狼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 狼
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 狼 | a wolf; Short for 日本狼 |
| 2 | Japanese | 大 | big, large; the large part of; arch- |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 大 | big, large; large |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | əpə | big, large; many |
via Japanese 袋
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 袋 | a bag; a sack; a pouch; a segment in a fruit such... |