Where does “朱嘴鸛” come from?
朱嘴鸛 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 嘴, from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.
朱嘴鸛 (Japanese): a white stork
Definitions
- a white stork
Ancestry of “朱嘴鸛”, step by step
朱嘴鸛 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 嘴
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 嘴 | a beak; a bill |
| 2 | Japanese | 口 | mouth; opening; the mouth |
| 3 | Japanese | くち | mouth |
| 4 | Japanese | 朽ちる | — |
via Japanese 鸛
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鸛 | the Oriental stork, "Ciconia boyciana"; any stork |
| 2 | Japanese | 鳥 | a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat |
via Japanese 朱
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 朱 | crimson; Alternative form of 赤; Abbreviation of... |