Where does “歌鶇” come from?
歌鶇 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鶇, from Japanese 噤む — to shut up, to become quiet.
歌鶇 (Japanese): song thrush
Definitions
- song thrush
Ancestry of “歌鶇”, step by step
歌鶇 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 鶇
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鶇 | a thrush: a bird of genus "Turdus"; a dusky... |
| 2 | Japanese | 噤む | to shut up, to become quiet |
via Japanese 歌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 歌 | a song; poetry |