Where does “秋雨” come from?

秋雨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雨, from Middle Chinese 雨.

秋雨 (Japanese): the long rainfalls that occur during the autumn; an autumn rain

Definitions

  1. the long rainfalls that occur during the autumn; an autumn rain

Ancestry of “秋雨”, step by step

秋雨 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 雨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雨rain, rainfall; a rainy weather; something...
2Middle Chinese雨—

via Japanese 秋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese秋autumn, fall
2Old Japaneseあき—
Every word from Middle Chinese 雨 →Every word from Japanese 雨 →