Where does “南瓜” come from?

南瓜 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 南瓜 — pumpkin; winter squash.

南瓜 (Japanese): pumpkin; squash

Definitions

  1. pumpkin; squash

Ancestry of “南瓜”, step by step

南瓜 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 南瓜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese南瓜pumpkin; winter squash

via Portuguese Cambodja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCambodja—

Words derived from “南瓜”

Every word from Chinese 南瓜 →