Where does “katsuo” come from?

katsuo (English) comes from Japanese 鰹, from Japanese 魚, from Middle Chinese 魚 — fish.

Ancestry of “katsuo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鰹a skipjack tuna, "Katsuwonus pelamis"; Short for...
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 鰹 →