Where does “熱気球” come from?

熱気球 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 熱, from Middle Chinese 熱.

熱気球 (Japanese): a hot-air balloon

Definitions

  1. a hot-air balloon

Ancestry of “熱気球”, step by step

熱気球 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 熱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese熱fever; heat
2Middle Chinese熱—

via Japanese 気球

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese気球balloon inflatable object to transport people or objects through the air
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