Where does “تانوکی” come from?

تانوکی (Pashto) comes from English tanuki, from Japanese たぬき — 狸, 貍 raccoon dog; "tanuki", a type of noodle dish.

تانوکی (Pashto): raccoon dog

Definitions

  1. raccoon dog

Ancestry of “تانوکی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtanukithe raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides; A...
2Japaneseたぬき狸, 貍 raccoon dog; "tanuki", a type of noodle dish
Every word from Japanese たぬき →Every word from English tanuki →