Where does “甘茶” come from?

甘茶 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 茶, from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.

甘茶 (Japanese): Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii, a variety of bigleaf hydrangea

Definitions

  1. Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii, a variety of bigleaf hydrangea

Ancestry of “甘茶”, step by step

甘茶 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 茶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese茶tea; brown
2Japanese葉leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter...
3Middle Chinese葉—

via Japanese 甘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese甘sweet; pamper
2Middle Chineseかん—

Words derived from “甘茶”

Every word from Middle Chinese 葉 →Every word from Japanese 葉 →Every word from Japanese 茶 →
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