Where does “嘴” come from?

嘴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.

嘴 (Japanese): a beak; a bill

Definitions

  1. a beak; a bill

Ancestry of “嘴”, step by step

嘴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 口

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese口mouth; opening; the mouth
2Japaneseくちmouth
3Japanese朽ちる—

via Japanese 端

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese端an edge; the beginning or end of something

Words derived from “嘴”

Every word from Japanese 朽ちる →Every word from Japanese くち →Every word from Japanese 口 →