Where does “巣立つ” come from?

巣立つ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 巣, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

巣立つ (Japanese): (of a bird) to leave the nest

Definitions

  1. (of a bird) to leave the nest

Ancestry of “巣立つ”, step by step

巣立つ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 巣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巣nest, hive
2Proto-Japonic*sunest

via Japanese 立つ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese立つto stand, to stand up, to rise; to depart; to...
2Proto-Japonictatu—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Japanese 巣 →