Where does “赤毛猿” come from?

赤毛猿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 猿, from Chinese 猿 — ape.

赤毛猿 (Japanese): a rhesus macaque

Definitions

  1. a rhesus macaque

Ancestry of “赤毛猿”, step by step

赤毛猿 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 猿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese猿a monkey; Short for 日本猿; an ape
2Chinese猿ape

via Japanese 赤毛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese赤毛red hair
Every word from Chinese 猿 →Every word from Japanese 猿 →