Where does “雨燕” come from?
雨燕 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雨, from Middle Chinese 雨.
雨燕 (Japanese): a Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)
Definitions
- a Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)
Ancestry of “雨燕”, step by step
雨燕 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 雨
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 雨 | rain, rainfall; a rainy weather; something... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 雨 | — |
via Japanese 燕
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 燕 | a swallow; a barn swallow |