Where does “鴎” come from?

鴎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鴨, from Japanese 家鴨, from Middle Chinese かおう.

鴎 (Japanese): common gull (Larus canus)

Definitions

  1. common gull (Larus canus)

Ancestry of “鴎”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鴨a duck; a mark or easy target for a swindle,...
2Japanese家鴨a domestic duck; a woman who is short and has a...
3Middle Chineseかおう—
Every word from Middle Chinese かおう →Every word from Japanese 家鴨 →Every word from Japanese 鴨 →