Where does “潮吹き” come from?

潮吹き (Japanese) comes from Japanese 吹く — to blow, of wind to move, to cause air to move.

潮吹き (Japanese): a whale's spouting

Definitions

  1. a whale's spouting

Ancestry of “潮吹き”, step by step

潮吹き traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 吹く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese吹くto blow, of wind to move, to cause air to move

via Japanese 潮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese潮a tide; seawater; a chance or opportunity

Words derived from “潮吹き”

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