Where does “鼠色” come from?

鼠色 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

鼠色 (Japanese): gray

Definitions

  1. gray

Ancestry of “鼠色”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
2Japanesenezumi—
Every word from Japanese nezumi →Every word from Japanese 鼠 →
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