Where does “飛び子” come from?
飛び子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
飛び子 (Japanese): roe of the flying fish
Ancestry of “飛び子”, step by step
飛び子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 子
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 子 | a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired... |
| 2 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 3 | Japanese | nezumi | — |
via Japanese 飛魚
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 飛魚 | a flying fish |
| 2 | Japanese | 魚 | a fish; a fish, "especially" when used as food; a... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 魚 | fish |