Where does “白木耳” come from?
白木耳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 木耳, from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.
白木耳 (Japanese): a type of fungi belonging to the Tremellaceae...
Definitions
- a type of fungi belonging to the Tremellaceae...
Ancestry of “白木耳”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 木耳 | a type of fungi belonging to the Auriculariaceae... |
| 2 | Japanese | 木 | a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 木 | a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining... |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | kəy | tree |