Where does “温泉卵” come from?
温泉卵 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 卵, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
温泉卵 (Japanese): hot spring egg; onsen tamago
Definitions
- hot spring egg; onsen tamago
Ancestry of “温泉卵”, step by step
温泉卵 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 卵
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 卵 | an egg, including fish roe; the beginning or... |
| 2 | Japanese | 子 | a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 4 | Japanese | nezumi | — |
via Japanese 温泉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 温泉 | a hot spring; a spa, an onsen |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 溫泉 | hot spring |