Where does “Shunga” come from?

Shunga (English) comes from Japanese 春画, from Middle Chinese 春.

Shunga (English): Of or relating to the ancient Indian Shunga...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the ancient Indian Shunga...

Ancestry of “Shunga”, step by step

Shunga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 春画

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese春画pornographic painting; shunga
2Middle Chinese春—

via Sanskrit शुङ्ग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशुङ्गthe sheath or calyx of a bud; effect
Every word from Middle Chinese 春 →Every word from Japanese 春画 →