Where does “黒雁” come from?

黒雁 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雁, from Middle Chinese 雁.

黒雁 (Japanese): brent goose, Branta bernicla

Definitions

  1. brent goose, Branta bernicla

Ancestry of “黒雁”, step by step

黒雁 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 雁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雁wild goose; cry of a wild goose
2Middle Chinese雁—

via Japanese 黒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黒black; a black stone; the person who plays black...
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