Where does “鳥籠” come from?
鳥籠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 籠, from Middle Chinese 籠.
鳥籠 (Japanese): birdcage
Definitions
- birdcage
Ancestry of “鳥籠”, step by step
鳥籠 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 籠
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 籠 | a cage; a basket; a basket, "especially" one made... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 籠 | — |
via Japanese 鳥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鳥 | a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat |