Where does “久慈目” come from?

久慈目 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.

久慈目 (Japanese): type of greenling, of the family Hexagrammidae

Definitions

  1. type of greenling, of the family Hexagrammidae

Ancestry of “久慈目”, step by step

久慈目 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 目

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese目an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger...
2Middle Chinese目—

via Japanese 久

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese久of long duration, longstanding, lasting a long...
Every word from Middle Chinese 目 →Every word from Japanese 目 →