Where does “Hinomaru” come from?

Hinomaru (English) comes from Japanese 日の丸, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

Hinomaru (English): The national flag of Japan, consisting of a large red disc (representing the sun) in the centre of a white rectangular horizontal background

Definitions

  1. The national flag of Japan, consisting of a large red disc (representing the sun) in the centre of a white rectangular horizontal background

Ancestry of “Hinomaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese日の丸a circle, usually colored red or gold, shaped...
2Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
3Old Japaneseのplain, field
4Middle Chinese能talent, ability
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →