Where does “鴨” come from?
鴨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 家鴨, from Middle Chinese かおう.
鴨 (Japanese): a duck; a mark or easy target for a swindle,...
Definitions
- a duck; a mark or easy target for a swindle,...
Ancestry of “鴨”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 家鴨 | a domestic duck; a woman who is short and has a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | かおう | — |