Where does “肺魚” come from?

肺魚 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 魚, from Middle Chinese 魚 — fish.

肺魚 (Japanese): a lungfish

Definitions

  1. a lungfish

Ancestry of “肺魚”, step by step

肺魚 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 魚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魚a fish; a fish, "especially" when used as food; a...
2Middle Chinese魚fish

via Japanese 肺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese肺lung
2Middle Chinese肺—
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