Where does “鬣犬” come from?

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

鬣犬 (Japanese): hyena

Definitions

  1. hyena

Ancestry of “鬣犬”, step by step

鬣犬 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 鬣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鬣mane
Every word from Old Japanese いぬ →Every word from Japanese 犬 →