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

Definitions

  1. roe of the flying fish

Ancestry of “tobiko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese飛び子roe of the flying fish
2Japanese子a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
3Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
4Japanesenezumi—
Every word from Japanese nezumi →Every word from Japanese 鼠 →Every word from Japanese 子 →