Where does “針鼠” come from?
針鼠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 針, from Japanese 針土竜, from Japanese 土竜 — a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an...
針鼠 (Japanese): a hedgehog
Ancestry of “針鼠”, step by step
針鼠 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 針
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 針 | a needle used in sewing or other forms of... |
| 2 | Japanese | 針土竜 | a short-beaked echidna |
| 3 | Japanese | 土竜 | a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an... |
via Japanese 鼠
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 2 | Japanese | nezumi | — |