Where does “はえ座” come from?

はえ座 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 座, from Middle Chinese 座.

はえ座 (Japanese): Musca

Definitions

  1. Musca

Ancestry of “はえ座”, step by step

はえ座 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 座

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese座names of constellations; names of theaters
2Middle Chinese座—

via Japanese 蝿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蝿a fly
Every word from Middle Chinese 座 →Every word from Japanese 座 →