Where does “火食い鳥” come from?
火食い鳥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 火, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
火食い鳥 (Japanese): a southern cassowary
Definitions
- a southern cassowary
Ancestry of “火食い鳥”, step by step
火食い鳥 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 火
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 火 | "term relating to fire"; a light; a burning... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 火 | a fire; a light |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | poy | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | po | — |
via Japanese 食う
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 食う | to put something in one's mouth; to eat, to... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | くう | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 偶 | — |
via Japanese 鳥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鳥 | a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat |