Where does “gyotaku” come from?

gyotaku (English) comes from Japanese 魚拓, from Japanese 魚, from Middle Chinese 魚 — fish.

gyotaku (English): A traditional form of Japanese fish printing

Definitions

  1. A traditional form of Japanese fish printing

Ancestry of “gyotaku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魚拓gyotaku; web archive
2Japanese魚a fish; a fish, "especially" when used as food; a...
3Middle Chinese魚fish
Every word from Middle Chinese 魚 →Every word from Japanese 魚 →Every word from Japanese 魚拓 →