Where does “蜂鳥” come from?
蜂鳥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鳥 — a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat.
蜂鳥 (Japanese): a hummingbird
Definitions
- a hummingbird
Ancestry of “蜂鳥”, step by step
蜂鳥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 鳥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鳥 | a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat |
via Japanese 蜂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 蜂 | a bee, a wasp, a hornet or the like |