Where does “鶯” come from?

鶯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese す, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

鶯 (Japanese): Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale

Definitions

  1. Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale

Ancestry of “鶯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseすto do; 巣 nest, hive, den; 酢 vinegar
2Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
3Proto-Japonic*sunest

Words derived from “鶯”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →Every word from Japanese す →
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