Where does “曙草” come from?

曙草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 曙, from Japanese 明け — daybreak.

曙草 (Japanese): Swertia bimaculata, a species of felwort

Definitions

  1. Swertia bimaculata, a species of felwort

Ancestry of “曙草”, step by step

曙草 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 曙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese曙dawn
2Japanese明けdaybreak

via Japanese 草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
2Middle Chinese草—
Every word from Japanese 明け →Every word from Japanese 曙 →