Where does “toki” come from?

toki (English) comes from Japanese 朱鷺, from Japanese 鷺 — heron; egret.

toki (English): The Japanese crested ibis, "Nipponia nippon"

Definitions

  1. The Japanese crested ibis, "Nipponia nippon"

Ancestry of “toki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese朱鷺a crested ibis, "Nipponia nippon"
2Japanese鷺heron; egret
Every word from Japanese 鷺 →Every word from Japanese 朱鷺 →