Where does “ayu” come from?
ayu (English) comes from Japanese 鮎, from Old Japanese あゆ.
ayu (English): A sweetfish, an amphidromous fish of East Asia,...
Definitions
- A sweetfish, an amphidromous fish of East Asia,...
Ancestry of “ayu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 鮎 | the "ayu" or sweetfish, "Plecoglossus altivelis";... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | あゆ | — |