Where does “唐黍” come from?

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

唐黍 (Japanese): sorghum; maize, corn

Definitions

  1. sorghum; maize, corn

Ancestry of “唐黍”, step by step

唐黍 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 黍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黍proso millet

Words derived from “唐黍”

Every word from Sanskrit कालागुरु →Every word from Japanese 伽羅 →Every word from Japanese 唐 →