Where does “白梟” come from?
白梟 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 白, from Middle Chinese 白.
白梟 (Japanese): a snowy owl
Definitions
- a snowy owl
Ancestry of “白梟”, step by step
白梟 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 白
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 白 | the color white; innocence; a white go stone |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 白 | — |
via Japanese 梟
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 梟 | an owl in the family Strigidae |