Where does “唐萵苣” come from?

唐萵苣 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 唐, from Japanese 伽羅, from Sanskrit कालागुरु.

Ancestry of “唐萵苣”, step by step

唐萵苣 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 萵苣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese萵苣—
Every word from Sanskrit कालागुरु →Every word from Japanese 伽羅 →Every word from Japanese 唐 →