Where does “木耳” come from?

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

木耳 (Japanese): a type of fungi belonging to the Auriculariaceae...

Definitions

  1. a type of fungi belonging to the Auriculariaceae...

Ancestry of “木耳”, step by step

木耳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 木

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

via Japanese 水母

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水母a jellyfish, medusa; a jellyfish
2Middle Chineseすいぼ—

Words derived from “木耳”

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