Where does “tobiko” come from?
tobiko (Indonesian) comes from Japanese 飛び子, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
tobiko (Indonesian): roe of the flying fish
Ancestry of “tobiko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 飛び子 | roe of the flying fish |
| 2 | Japanese | 子 | a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 4 | Japanese | nezumi | — |