Where does “積雲” come from?

積雲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雲, from Middle Chinese 雲.

積雲 (Japanese): cumulus

Definitions

  1. cumulus

Ancestry of “積雲”, step by step

積雲 traces back through two 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—

Words derived from “積雲”

Every word from Middle Chinese 雲 →
積雲 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer