Where does “雌犬” come from?

雌犬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 犬, from Old Japanese いぬ.

雌犬 (Japanese): female dog, she-dog, bitch

Definitions

  1. female dog, she-dog, bitch

Ancestry of “雌犬”, step by step

雌犬 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 犬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese犬dog; canine; one who is loyal; a spy
2Old Japaneseいぬ—

via Japanese 雌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雌a female; a female person; an internal socket
2Old Japanese女woman
Every word from Old Japanese いぬ →Every word from Japanese 犬 →