Where does “鰻丼” come from?

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

鰻丼 (Japanese): unadon

Definitions

  1. unadon

Ancestry of “鰻丼”, step by step

鰻丼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鰻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鰻an eel; eel, especially the Japanese eel;...
2Old Japaneseむなぎ—
3Proto-Japonicunankieel

via Japanese 丼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese丼a simple large bowl for serving food; a one-bowl...
Every word from Proto-Japonic unanki →Every word from Old Japanese むなぎ →Every word from Japanese 鰻 →