Where does “鵲雁” come from?
鵲雁 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雁, from Middle Chinese 雁.
鵲雁 (Japanese): a magpie-goose, "Anseranas semipalmata"
Definitions
- a magpie-goose, "Anseranas semipalmata"
Ancestry of “鵲雁”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 雁 | wild goose; cry of a wild goose |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 雁 | — |