Where does “mikan” come from?
mikan (English) comes from Japanese 蜜柑, from Middle Chinese 蜜柑.
mikan (English): An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu,...
Definitions
- An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu,...
Ancestry of “mikan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 蜜柑 | a satsuma, a mikan: a particular variety of... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 蜜柑 | — |