Where does “тэнгу” come from?

тэнгу (Russian) comes from Japanese 天狗, from Middle Chinese 天狗.

тэнгу (Russian): tengu

Definitions

  1. tengu

Ancestry of “тэнгу”, 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 →