Where does “啄木鳥” come from?

啄木鳥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

啄木鳥 (Japanese): a woodpecker

Definitions

  1. a woodpecker

Ancestry of “啄木鳥”, step by step

啄木鳥 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 木

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree
2Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
3Proto-Japonickəytree

via Chinese 啄木鳥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese啄木鳥woodpecker

via Japanese 突く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese突くpoke, push, jab, prod, ram; to poke; to peck at

Words derived from “啄木鳥”

Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →Every word from Japanese 木 →