Where does “くじゃく座” come from?

くじゃく座 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 座, from Middle Chinese 座.

くじゃく座 (Japanese): Pavo

Definitions

  1. Pavo

Ancestry of “くじゃく座”, step by step

くじゃく座 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 座

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese座names of constellations; names of theaters
2Middle Chinese座—

via Japanese 孔雀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese孔雀a peafowl; a upper-class prostitute "especially"...
2Middle Chineseくしやく—
Every word from Middle Chinese 座 →Every word from Japanese 座 →