Where does “bonsaï” come from?

bonsaï (French) comes from Japanese 盆栽, from Middle Chinese 盆.

bonsaï (French): bonsai

Definitions

  1. bonsai

Ancestry of “bonsaï”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese盆栽a potted plant that has been grown and...
2Middle Chinese盆—

Words derived from “bonsaï”

Every word from Middle Chinese 盆 →Every word from Japanese 盆栽 →