Where does “玉ねぎ” come from?

玉ねぎ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 玉葱, from Japanese 玉, from Middle Chinese 玉.

玉ねぎ (Japanese): an onion

Definitions

  1. an onion

Ancestry of “玉ねぎ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese玉葱onion
2Japanese玉"any spherical or similarly-rounded object"; a...
3Middle Chinese玉—

Words derived from “玉ねぎ”

Every word from Middle Chinese 玉 →Every word from Japanese 玉 →Every word from Japanese 玉葱 →