Where does “積乱雲” come from?

積乱雲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雲, from Middle Chinese 雲.

積乱雲 (Japanese): cumulonimbus

Definitions

  1. cumulonimbus

Ancestry of “積乱雲”, step by step

積乱雲 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 雲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雲a cloud; of how clouds are widely spread; of how...
2Middle Chinese雲—

via Japanese 積

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese積product
2Middle Chinese積—

via Japanese 乱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese乱chaos, disorder; revolt, rebellion
2Middle Chinese亂—
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