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Where does “鱟” come from?
鱟 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 雩, from Chinese 雨, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-waʔ — rain.
Ancestry of “鱟”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Chinese
雩
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2
Chinese
雨
—
3
Proto-Sino-Tibetan
*rV-waʔ
rain
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