Where does “棗椰子” come from?
棗椰子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 棗, from Japanese 夏, from Middle Chinese 夏.
棗椰子 (Japanese): the date palm, "Phoenix dactylifera"
Definitions
- the date palm, "Phoenix dactylifera"
Ancestry of “棗椰子”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 棗 | the jujube or Chinese date, "Ziziphus jujuba"; a... |
| 2 | Japanese | 夏 | summer; summer according to the lunisolar... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 夏 | — |