Where does “樹氷” come from?

樹氷 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 樹, from Japanese き, from Middle Chinese 忌.

樹氷 (Japanese): ice tree, a tree completely blanketed in snow

Definitions

  1. ice tree, a tree completely blanketed in snow

Ancestry of “樹氷”, step by step

樹氷 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 樹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese樹tree
2JapaneseきIndicates past tense: -ed
3Middle Chinese忌—

via Japanese 氷

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese氷ice; a cold and sharp object, as a shard of ice;...
2Middle Chinese冰—

Words derived from “樹氷”

Every word from Middle Chinese 忌 →Every word from Japanese き →Every word from Japanese 樹 →
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