Where does “みなみじゅうじ座” come from?

みなみじゅうじ座 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 十字, from Japanese 十, from Middle Chinese 十.

みなみじゅうじ座 (Japanese): Crux; the Southern Cross

Definitions

  1. Crux; the Southern Cross

Ancestry of “みなみじゅうじ座”, step by step

みなみじゅうじ座 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 十字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese十字a cross, crucifix symbol
2Japanese十ten, 10; a ten-year-old
3Middle Chinese十—

via Japanese 南

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese南the south; a southerly, south wind; to go south
2Middle Chinese南—

via Japanese 座

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese座names of constellations; names of theaters
2Middle Chinese座—
Every word from Middle Chinese 十 →Every word from Japanese 十 →Every word from Japanese 十字 →