Where does “時計果” come from?

時計果 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 時計草, from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.

時計果 (Chinese): passion fruit

Definitions

  1. passion fruit

Ancestry of “時計果”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese時計草a Passion flower
2Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
3Middle Chinese草—
Every word from Middle Chinese 草 →Every word from Japanese 草 →Every word from Japanese 時計草 →