Where does “馬魚” come from?

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

馬魚 (Japanese): Synonym of 竜の落とし子

Definitions

  1. Synonym of 竜の落とし子

Ancestry of “馬魚”, step by step

馬魚 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 魚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魚a fish; a fish, "especially" when used as food; a...
2Middle Chinese魚fish
Every word from Middle Chinese 馬 →Every word from Japanese 馬 →