Where does “巻層雲” come from?

巻層雲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 層雲, from Japanese 雲, from Middle Chinese 雲.

巻層雲 (Japanese): cirrostratus

Definitions

  1. cirrostratus

Ancestry of “巻層雲”, step by step

巻層雲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 層雲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese層雲stratus
2Japanese雲a cloud; of how clouds are widely spread; of how...
3Middle Chinese雲—

via Japanese 巻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巻scroll; book; a scroll or book
2Middle Chineseかん—
Every word from Middle Chinese 雲 →