Where does “怨鳥” come from?

怨鳥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 怨, from Middle Chinese 怨.

Ancestry of “怨鳥”, step by step

怨鳥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 怨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese怨hate; resent
2Middle Chinese怨—

via Japanese 鳥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鳥a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat
Every word from Middle Chinese 怨 →Every word from Japanese 怨 →