Where does “四十雀” come from?

四十雀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese から, from Old Japanese 柄.

四十雀 (Japanese): a Japanese tit, Parus minor

Definitions

  1. a Japanese tit, Parus minor

Ancestry of “四十雀”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseからfrom, out of; after; because
2Old Japanese柄—
Every word from Old Japanese 柄 →Every word from Japanese から →