Where does “南天紋” come from?

南天紋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 紋, from Japanese 家紋, from Middle Chinese かもん.

南天紋 (Japanese): a kind of 家紋 featuring the nandina in the design

Definitions

  1. a kind of 家紋 featuring the nandina in the design

Ancestry of “南天紋”, step by step

南天紋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 紋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紋Synonym of 家紋
2Japanese家紋a crest for a household or family
3Middle Chineseかもん—

via Japanese 南天

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese南天the southern skies; nandina, heavenly bamboo,...
2Middle Chinese南天—
Every word from Middle Chinese かもん →Every word from Japanese 家紋 →Every word from Japanese 紋 →