Where does “毬藻” come from?

毬藻 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 藻 — alga, algae.

毬藻 (Japanese): Aegagropila linnaei, a species of green algae that can form into a ball

Definitions

  1. Aegagropila linnaei, a species of green algae that can form into a ball

Ancestry of “毬藻”, step by step

毬藻 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 藻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese藻alga, algae

via Middle Chinese 毬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese毬—

Words derived from “毬藻”

Every word from Japanese 藻 →