Where does “鼻” come from?

鼻 (Miyako) comes from Proto-Ryukyuan *pana, from Proto-Japonic *pana — flower.

鼻 (Miyako): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “鼻”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ryukyuan*panaflower
2Proto-Japonic*panaflower
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pana →Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan *pana →
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