Where does “白葡萄酒” come from?

白葡萄酒 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 白, from Middle Chinese 白.

白葡萄酒 (Japanese): white wine

Definitions

  1. white wine

Ancestry of “白葡萄酒”, step by step

白葡萄酒 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 葡萄酒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese葡萄酒wine
Every word from Middle Chinese 白 →Every word from Japanese 白 →