Where does “” come from?

鱟 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 雩, from Chinese 雨, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-waʔ — rain.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
2Chinese
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-waʔrain
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-waʔEvery word from Chinese Every word from Chinese