Where does “尾長鶏” come from?

尾長鶏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鶏, from Japanese 庭, from Old Japanese にわ.

尾長鶏 (Japanese): an onagadori, a breed of chicken from Kochi Prefecture

Definitions

  1. an onagadori, a breed of chicken from Kochi Prefecture

Ancestry of “尾長鶏”, step by step

尾長鶏 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鶏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鶏a domesticated chicken; a chicken; Alternative...
2Japanese庭garden; place where something is done; at the...
3Old Japaneseにわ—

via Japanese 尾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese尾a tail; the foot of a mountain; the end of...
2Old Japanese尾—

via Japanese 長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese長chief, head, leader; strong point; major
2Middle Chinese長—
Every word from Old Japanese にわ →Every word from Japanese 庭 →Every word from Japanese 鶏 →