Where does “渦巻銀河” come from?

渦巻銀河 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 渦巻, from Japanese 渦, from Middle Chinese 渦.

渦巻銀河 (Japanese): a spiral galaxy

Definitions

  1. a spiral galaxy

Ancestry of “渦巻銀河”, step by step

渦巻銀河 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 渦巻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese渦巻a swirling, especially of the flow of water
2Japanese渦eddy, swirl, whirlpool, vortex
3Middle Chinese渦—

via Japanese 銀河

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese銀河galaxy

Words derived from “渦巻銀河”

Every word from Middle Chinese 渦 →Every word from Japanese 渦 →Every word from Japanese 渦巻 →