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

  1. a duck; a mark or easy target for a swindle,...

Ancestry of “鴨”, step by step

鴨 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 家鴨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese家鴨a domestic duck; a woman who is short and has a...
2Middle Chineseかおう—

via Middle Chinese 雁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese雁—

Words derived from “鴨”

Every word from Middle Chinese かおう →Every word from Japanese 家鴨 →