Where does “野兎” come from?

野兎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 野, from Middle Chinese 野.

野兎 (Japanese): a hare

Definitions

  1. a hare

Ancestry of “野兎”, step by step

野兎 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 野

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese野an area, field; the hidden part of a structure;...
2Middle Chinese野—

via Japanese 兎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese兎rabbit; hare; leporid

via Middle Chinese 野兔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese野兔hare

Words derived from “野兎”

Every word from Middle Chinese 野 →Every word from Japanese 野 →