Where does “無花果果” come from?
無花果果 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 果, from Middle Chinese 果 — fruit.
無花果果 (Japanese): syconium
Ancestry of “無花果果”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 果 | fruit; phala, attained state, result;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 果 | fruit |