Where does “馬素” come from?

馬素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.

馬素 (Japanese): horsehair, specifically from the tail

Definitions

  1. horsehair, specifically from the tail

Ancestry of “馬素”, step by step

馬素 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 馬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese馬a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a...
2Middle Chinese馬—

via Japanese 素

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese素raw material; bare; element
2Middle Chinese素—
Every word from Middle Chinese 馬 →Every word from Japanese 馬 →