Where does “塒” come from?

塒 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鳥座, from Japanese 座, from Middle Chinese 座.

塒 (Japanese): roost; coil; henhouse

Definitions

  1. roost; coil; henhouse

Ancestry of “塒”, step by step

塒 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鳥座

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鳥座nest
2Japanese座names of constellations; names of theaters
3Middle Chinese座—

via Japanese 鳥屋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鳥屋henhouse; bird dealer; poulterer
2Japanese鳥a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat
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