Where does “腰白鴨” come from?
腰白鴨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鴨, from Japanese 家鴨, from Middle Chinese かおう.
腰白鴨 (Japanese): white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)
Definitions
- white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)
Ancestry of “腰白鴨”, step by step
腰白鴨 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 鴨
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鴨 | a duck; a mark or easy target for a swindle,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 家鴨 | a domestic duck; a woman who is short and has a... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | かおう | — |
via Japanese 白
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 白 | the color white; innocence; a white go stone |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 白 | — |
via Japanese 腰
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 腰 | lower back; hip |