Where does “牙” come from?
牙 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 歯 — tooth.
牙 (Japanese): fang, tusk, tooth; dog; a plant sprout, a plant...
Definitions
- fang, tusk, tooth; dog; a plant sprout, a plant...
Ancestry of “牙”, step by step
牙 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Japanese 歯
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 歯 | tooth |
via Middle Chinese 牙
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 牙 | — |