Where does “kuromitsu” come from?

kuromitsu (English) comes from Japanese 黒蜜, from Japanese 蜜, from Middle Chinese 蜜.

kuromitsu (English): A Japanese sugar syrup, similar to molasses, but thinner and milder, typically made from unrefined muscovado sugar

Definitions

  1. A Japanese sugar syrup, similar to molasses, but thinner and milder, typically made from unrefined muscovado sugar

Ancestry of “kuromitsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黒蜜Kuromitsu, a kind of sugar syrup similar to a thin molasses
2Japanese蜜honey; nectar; molasses, treacle, syrup
3Middle Chinese蜜—
Every word from Middle Chinese 蜜 →Every word from Japanese 蜜 →Every word from Japanese 黒蜜 →