Where does “木綿” come from?

木綿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

木綿 (Japanese): "Bombax ceiba", a species of silk-cotton tree;...

Definitions

  1. "Bombax ceiba", a species of silk-cotton tree;...

Ancestry of “木綿”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree
2Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
3Proto-Japonickəytree

Words derived from “木綿”

Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →Every word from Japanese 木 →