Where does “濡羽色” come from?

濡羽色 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 羽, from Japanese 根, from Old Japanese 根.

濡羽色 (Japanese): jet-black

Definitions

  1. jet-black

Ancestry of “濡羽色”, step by step

濡羽色 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 羽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese羽the portion of a feather where the quill attaches...
2Japanese根a root; the source; the root; nature; the...
3Old Japanese根—

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—
Every word from Old Japanese 根 →Every word from Japanese 根 →Every word from Japanese 羽 →