Where does “渡り鳥” come from?
渡り鳥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鳥 — a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat.
渡り鳥 (Japanese): a bird of passage; a migratory bird
Definitions
- a bird of passage; a migratory bird
Ancestry of “渡り鳥”, step by step
渡り鳥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 鳥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鳥 | a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat |
via Japanese 渡り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 渡り | — |