Where does “頭黒鶏冠鳧” come from?
頭黒鶏冠鳧 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 頭, from Japanese ど- — super-.
頭黒鶏冠鳧 (Japanese): masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Definitions
- masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Ancestry of “頭黒鶏冠鳧”, step by step
頭黒鶏冠鳧 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 頭
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 頭 | head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head... |
| 2 | Japanese | ど- | super- |
via Japanese 黒
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 黒 | black; a black stone; the person who plays black... |
via Japanese 鳧
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鳧 | a grey-headed lapwing |