Where does “鰻” come from?

鰻 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese むなぎ, from Proto-Japonic unanki — eel.

鰻 (Japanese): an eel; eel, especially the Japanese eel;...

Definitions

  1. an eel; eel, especially the Japanese eel;...

Ancestry of “鰻”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseむなぎ—
2Proto-Japonicunankieel

Words derived from “鰻”

Every word from Proto-Japonic unanki →Every word from Old Japanese むなぎ →