Where does “鶏” come from?
鶏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 庭, from Old Japanese にわ.
鶏 (Japanese): a domesticated chicken; a chicken; Alternative...
Definitions
- a domesticated chicken; a chicken; Alternative...
Ancestry of “鶏”, step by step
鶏 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 庭
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 庭 | garden; place where something is done; at the... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | にわ | — |
via Old Japanese 庭つ鳥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 庭つ鳥 | a bird kept in a garden, allusion to 鷄 |
| 2 | Old Japanese | つ | — |
via Japanese 鳥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鳥 | a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat |