Where does “玉葱” come from?

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

玉葱 (Japanese): onion

Definitions

  1. onion

Ancestry of “玉葱”, step by step

玉葱 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 玉

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

via Japanese ねぎ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseねぎ葱 leek; scallion; 禰宜, 祢宜 senior Shinto priest

Words derived from “玉葱”

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