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Where does “魚” come from?

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

魚 (Chinese): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “魚”, step by step

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