Where does “nanten” come from?

nanten (English) comes from Japanese 南天, from Middle Chinese 南天.

nanten (English): The nandina or heavenly bamboo

Definitions

  1. The nandina or heavenly bamboo

Ancestry of “nanten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese南天the southern skies; nandina, heavenly bamboo,...
2Middle Chinese南天—
Every word from Middle Chinese 南天 →Every word from Japanese 南天 →