Where does “Katsuwonus” come from?

Katsuwonus (Translingual) comes from Japanese 鰹, from Japanese 魚, from Middle Chinese 魚 — fish.

Katsuwonus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Katsuwonus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鰹a skipjack tuna, "Katsuwonus pelamis"; Short for...
2Japanese魚a fish; a fish, "especially" when used as food; a...
3Middle Chinese魚fish

Words derived from “Katsuwonus”

Every word from Middle Chinese 魚 →Every word from Japanese 魚 →Every word from Japanese 鰹 →
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