Where does “” come from?

漁 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 魚, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋja — fish; tusk; tooth.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesefish
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ŋjafish; tusk; tooth
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