Where does “” come from?

鷁 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋak — bird.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ŋakbird
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋak
鷁 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer