Where does “텐구” come from?

텐구 (Korean) comes from Japanese 天狗, from Middle Chinese 天狗.

텐구 (Korean): tengu

Definitions

  1. tengu

Ancestry of “텐구”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天狗a tengu, a mythical Japanese creature, typically...
2Middle Chinese天狗—
Every word from Middle Chinese 天狗 →Every word from Japanese 天狗 →
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