Where does “河原鶸” come from?
河原鶸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 河原, from Japanese 原, from Old Japanese 原, from Italian -para.
河原鶸 (Japanese): a grey-capped greenfinch
Definitions
- a grey-capped greenfinch
Ancestry of “河原鶸”, step by step
河原鶸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 河原
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 河原 | a dry riverbed, especially of the 鴨川 in Kyoto |
| 2 | Japanese | 原 | meadow, plain, field; the original thing; the... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 原 | — |
| 4 | Italian | -para | — |
via Japanese 鶸
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鶸 | a finch of genus Carduelis or Spinus |