Where does “小瑠璃” come from?

小瑠璃 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.

小瑠璃 (Japanese): a Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)

Definitions

  1. a Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)

Ancestry of “小瑠璃”, step by step

小瑠璃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 小

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese小smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;...
2Old Japaneseささ—

via Japanese 瑠璃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese瑠璃lapis lazuli; the deep blue color of lapis...
Every word from Old Japanese ささ →Every word from Japanese 小 →