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

麝香猫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 猫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese猫a cat
2Old Japaneseねこ—

via Japanese 麝香

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese麝香musk
Every word from Old Japanese ねこ →Every word from Japanese 猫 →