Where does “鳥類” come from?
鳥類 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鳥 — a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat.
鳥類 (Japanese): birds, bird
Definitions
- birds, bird
Ancestry of “鳥類”, step by step
鳥類 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 鳥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鳥 | a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat |
via Japanese 類
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 類 | kind, sort, type, the like |