Where does “唐梨” come from?

唐梨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 唐, from Japanese 伽羅, from Sanskrit कालागुरु.

唐梨 (Japanese): Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)

Definitions

  1. Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)

Ancestry of “唐梨”, step by step

唐梨 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 唐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese唐foreign lands in general; element in compounds,...
2Japanese伽羅the Gaya confederacy: a grouping of smaller states on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, roughly dating to 42-532
3Sanskritकालागुरु—

via Japanese 梨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese梨a pear tree; a pear; more specifically, the...
2Middle Chinese梨—
Every word from Sanskrit कालागुरु →Every word from Japanese 伽羅 →Every word from Japanese 唐 →