Where does “鶏卵” come from?
鶏卵 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 卵, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
鶏卵 (Japanese): chicken egg
Ancestry of “鶏卵”, step by step
鶏卵 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 卵
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 卵 | an egg, including fish roe; the beginning or... |
| 2 | Japanese | 子 | a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 4 | Japanese | nezumi | — |
via Japanese 鶏
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鶏 | a domesticated chicken; a chicken; Alternative... |
| 2 | Japanese | 庭 | garden; place where something is done; at the... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | にわ | — |