Where does “浜鯛” come from?

浜鯛 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 浜, from Middle Chinese はま.

浜鯛 (Japanese): longtail snapper (Etelis coruscans)

Definitions

  1. longtail snapper (Etelis coruscans)

Ancestry of “浜鯛”, step by step

浜鯛 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesebeach, seashore; captured pieces in Go;...
2Middle Chineseはま

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesesea bream (fish of the family Sparidae); porgy
2Old Japaneseたい
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