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

  1. a type of fungi belonging to the Tremellaceae...

Ancestry of “白木耳”, step by step

白木耳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 木耳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木耳a type of fungi belonging to the Auriculariaceae...
2Japanesea tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree
3Old Japanesea tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
4Proto-Japonickəytree

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesethe color white; innocence; a white go stone
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Japonic kəyEvery word from Old Japanese Every word from Japanese