Where does “酉” come from?

酉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鶏, from Japanese 庭, from Old Japanese にわ.

酉 (Japanese): the Rooster, the tenth of the twelve Earthly Branches

Definitions

  1. the Rooster, the tenth of the twelve Earthly Branches

Ancestry of “酉”, step by step

酉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鶏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鶏a domesticated chicken; a chicken; Alternative...
2Japanese庭garden; place where something is done; at the...
3Old Japaneseにわ—

via Middle Chinese 酉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese酉—

Words derived from “酉”

Every word from Old Japanese にわ →Every word from Japanese 庭 →Every word from Japanese 鶏 →