Where does “棗” come from?
棗 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 夏, from Middle Chinese 夏.
棗 (Japanese): the jujube or Chinese date, "Ziziphus jujuba"; a...
Definitions
- the jujube or Chinese date, "Ziziphus jujuba"; a...
Ancestry of “棗”, step by step
棗 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 夏
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 夏 | summer; summer according to the lunisolar... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 夏 | — |
via Japanese 芽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 芽 | sprout; bud, shoot; bud, sprout |