Where does “ほととぎす” come from?

ほととぎす (Old Japanese) comes from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

ほととぎす (Old Japanese): lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Definitions

  1. lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Ancestry of “ほととぎす”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
2Proto-Japonic*sunest
Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →