Where does “tanuki” come from?
tanuki (Portuguese) comes from Japanese 狸 — a raccoon dog, "Nyctereutes procyonoides"; a...
tanuki (Portuguese): raccoon dog; tanuki
Ancestry of “tanuki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 狸 | a raccoon dog, "Nyctereutes procyonoides"; a... |