Where does “夜光雲” come from?
夜光雲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雲, from Middle Chinese 雲.
夜光雲 (Japanese): noctilucent cloud
Definitions
- noctilucent cloud
Ancestry of “夜光雲”, step by step
夜光雲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 雲
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 雲 | a cloud; of how clouds are widely spread; of how... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 雲 | — |
via Japanese 夜光
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 夜光 | shining in the dark |