Where does “udo” come from?

udo (English) comes from Japanese 独活, from Chinese 獨活 — root of Angelica pubescens.

udo (English): Japanese spikenard

Definitions

  1. Japanese spikenard

Ancestry of “udo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese独活Japanese spikenard; living independently alone;...
2Chinese獨活root of Angelica pubescens
Every word from Chinese 獨活 →Every word from Japanese 独活 →