Where does “aburagiri” come from?

aburagiri (English) comes from Japanese 油桐, from Japanese 油 — fuel; oil.

aburagiri (English): A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that...

Definitions

  1. A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that...

Ancestry of “aburagiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese油桐tung tree, Vernicia cordata
2Japanese油fuel; oil
Every word from Japanese 油 →Every word from Japanese 油桐 →