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Where does “麝香猫” come from?

麝香猫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 猫, from Old Japanese ねこ.

麝香猫 (Japanese): a civet

Definitions

  1. a civet

Ancestry of “麝香猫”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese猫a cat
2Old Japaneseねこ—
Every word from Old Japanese ねこ →