Where does “雛蝙蝠” come from?
雛蝙蝠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雛, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
雛蝙蝠 (Japanese): an Asian particolored bat (Vespertilio sinensis)
Definitions
- an Asian particolored bat (Vespertilio sinensis)
Ancestry of “雛蝙蝠”, step by step
雛蝙蝠 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 雛
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 雛 | a type of small doll, typically standing upright... |
| 2 | Japanese | 子 | a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 4 | Japanese | nezumi | — |
via Japanese 蝙蝠
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 蝙蝠 | a bat |
| 2 | Chinese | 蝙蝠 | bat |
| 3 | Chinese | 蝠 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | baːk | bat |