Where does “鯵” come from?

鯵 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 味, from Old Japanese 味, from Proto-Japonic *anti — flavor, taste.

鯵 (Japanese): Japanese horse mackerel

Definitions

  1. Japanese horse mackerel

Ancestry of “鯵”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese味clever, smart, witty; mysterious, strange; a...
2Old Japanese味flavor, flavour
3Proto-Japonic*antiflavor, taste
Every word from Proto-Japonic *anti →Every word from Old Japanese 味 →Every word from Japanese 味 →