Where does “mejiro” come from?

mejiro (English) comes from Japanese 目白, from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.

mejiro (English): A small passerine bird, Zosterops japonicus, the...

Definitions

  1. A small passerine bird, Zosterops japonicus, the...

Ancestry of “mejiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese目白the Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus; a...
2Japanese目an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger...
3Middle Chinese目—
Every word from Middle Chinese 目 →Every word from Japanese 目 →Every word from Japanese 目白 →