Where does “蝙蝠” come from?

蝙蝠 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 蝙蝠, from Chinese 蝠, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan baːk — bat.

蝙蝠 (Japanese): a bat

Definitions

  1. a bat

Ancestry of “蝙蝠”, step by step

蝙蝠 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 蝙蝠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese蝙蝠bat
2Chinese蝠—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanbaːkbat

via Middle Chinese 蝙蝠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese蝙蝠—

Words derived from “蝙蝠”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan baːk →Every word from Chinese 蝠 →Every word from Chinese 蝙蝠 →