Where does “野バリケン” come from?

野バリケン (Japanese) comes from Japanese 野, from Middle Chinese 野.

野バリケン (Japanese): a Muscovy duck

Definitions

  1. a Muscovy duck

Ancestry of “野バリケン”, step by step

野バリケン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 野

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese野an area, field; the hidden part of a structure;...
2Middle Chinese野—

via Japanese バリケン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseバリケン—
Every word from Middle Chinese 野 →Every word from Japanese 野 →