Where does “榎茸” come from?

榎茸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 茸, from Japanese 椎茸, from Japanese 椎 — any tree of the genus "Castanopsis".

榎茸 (Japanese): an edible mushroom, the velvet shank or...

Definitions

  1. an edible mushroom, the velvet shank or...

Ancestry of “榎茸”, step by step

榎茸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 茸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese茸a mushroom; the flesh of an animal
2Japanese椎茸shiitake, a type of edible mushroom
3Japanese椎any tree of the genus "Castanopsis"

via Japanese 榎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese榎Celtis sinensis, the Chinese hackberry tree; the...
2Old Japaneseえ—

Words derived from “榎茸”

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