Where does “袋穴熊” come from?
袋穴熊 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 穴熊, from Japanese 熊, from Old Japanese くま, from Old Korean 고마 — bear.
Ancestry of “袋穴熊”, step by step
袋穴熊 traces back through two 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 袋
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 袋 | a bag; a sack; a pouch; a segment in a fruit such... |