Where does “鯰” come from?
鯰 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 頭, from Japanese ど- — super-.
鯰 (Japanese): an Amur catfish
Ancestry of “鯰”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 頭 | head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head... |
| 2 | Japanese | ど- | super- |