Where does “巻積雲” come from?

巻積雲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 積雲, from Japanese 雲, from Middle Chinese 雲.

巻積雲 (Japanese): cirrocumulus

Definitions

  1. cirrocumulus

Ancestry of “巻積雲”, step by step

巻積雲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 積雲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese積雲cumulus
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 →