Where does “黒猫” come from?

黒猫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 猫, from Old Japanese ねこ.

黒猫 (Japanese): a black cat

Definitions

  1. a black cat

Ancestry of “黒猫”, step by step

黒猫 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 猫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese猫a cat
2Old Japaneseねこ—

via Japanese 黒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黒black; a black stone; the person who plays black...

via Okinawan 猫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan猫cat
Every word from Old Japanese ねこ →Every word from Japanese 猫 →