Where does “茉莉” come from?

茉莉 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit मालती — a kind of jasmine; jasmine.

茉莉 (Chinese): jasmine; perfume obtained from these plants

Definitions

  1. jasmine; perfume obtained from these plants

Ancestry of “茉莉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमालतीa kind of jasmine; jasmine

Words derived from “茉莉

Every word from Sanskrit मालती