The story
- Hokkien · borrowed from𡳞鳥 /𡳞鸟
- English todaylanjiao
From Hokkien 𡳞鳥 /𡳞鸟 (lān-chiáu). Compare Cebuano lansyaw. Doublet of lanciao. Spelling influenced by Hanyu Pinyin.
Words from the same roots
Hokkien𡳞鳥 all →
lanciao
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.