Where does “白無垢” come from?

白無垢 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 白, from Middle Chinese 白.

白無垢 (Japanese): a formal, ornate, brocaded, traditional...

Definitions

  1. a formal, ornate, brocaded, traditional...

Ancestry of “白無垢”, step by step

白無垢 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 白

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese白the color white; innocence; a white go stone
2Middle Chinese白—

via Japanese 無垢

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese無垢spiritually pure, free from desire or aversion;...
2Middle Chineseむく—
Every word from Middle Chinese 白 →Every word from Japanese 白 →