Where does “鶩” come from?

鶩 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 家鴨, from Middle Chinese かおう.

鶩 (Japanese): alternative spelling of 家鴨: a domestic duck

Definitions

  1. alternative spelling of 家鴨: a domestic duck

Ancestry of “鶩”, step by step

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