Where does “shiso” come from?

shiso (English) comes from Japanese 紫蘇, from Japanese 蘇, from Middle Chinese 蘇.

shiso (English): Any of several varieties of the herb "Perilla...

Definitions

  1. Any of several varieties of the herb "Perilla...

Ancestry of “shiso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紫蘇shiso, Perilla frutescens var. crispa
2Japanese蘇condensed milk
3Middle Chinese蘇—
Every word from Middle Chinese 蘇 →Every word from Japanese 蘇 →Every word from Japanese 紫蘇 →
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