Where does “麒麟羚羊” come from?

麒麟羚羊 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 羚羊, from Chinese 羚羊 — antelope.

麒麟羚羊 (Japanese): Litocranius walleri: a gerenuk, a Waller's...

Definitions

  1. Litocranius walleri: a gerenuk, a Waller's...

Ancestry of “麒麟羚羊”, step by step

麒麟羚羊 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 羚羊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese羚羊antelope; Alternative spelling of 氈鹿
2Chinese羚羊antelope

via Japanese 麒麟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese麒麟a qilin; the kirin, a piece in chūshōgi and...
Every word from Chinese 羚羊 →Every word from Japanese 羚羊 →