Where does “銭亀” come from?

銭亀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 銭, from Middle Chinese 錢.

銭亀 (Japanese): an immature Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys...

Definitions

  1. an immature Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys...

Ancestry of “銭亀”, step by step

銭亀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 銭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese銭hundredth of a yen; one-thousandth of a kan
2Middle Chinese錢—

via Japanese 亀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese亀a tortoise or turtle; a drunkard; a 家紋 with...
2Middle Chinese龜—
Every word from Middle Chinese 錢 →Every word from Japanese 銭 →