Where does “橙” come from?

橙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 代代, from Japanese 代, from Middle Chinese 代.

橙 (Japanese): the bitter orange, "Citrus × aurantium"; Short...

Definitions

  1. the bitter orange, "Citrus × aurantium"; Short...

Ancestry of “橙”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese代代generation after generation
2Japanese代substitution; price, cost, charge; shiro, a unit...
3Middle Chinese代—
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