Where does “河豚” come from?
河豚 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 吹く — to blow, of wind to move, to cause air to move.
河豚 (Japanese): a blowfish; a fat and unattractive woman; someone...
Definitions
- a blowfish; a fat and unattractive woman; someone...
Ancestry of “河豚”, step by step
河豚 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 吹く
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 吹く | to blow, of wind to move, to cause air to move |
via Middle Chinese 河豚
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 河豚 | — |