Where does “立羽蝶” come from?

立羽蝶 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 立てる, from Old Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

立羽蝶 (Japanese): brush-footed butterfly

Definitions

  1. brush-footed butterfly

Ancestry of “立羽蝶”, step by step

立羽蝶 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 立てる

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese立てるto stand, to place in an upright position; to...
2Old Japanese立つto rise, stand
3Proto-Japonictatu—

via Japanese 羽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese羽the portion of a feather where the quill attaches...
2Japanese根a root; the source; the root; nature; the...
3Old Japanese根—

via Japanese 蝶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蝶a butterfly
2Middle Chinese蝶—

Words derived from “立羽蝶”

Every word from Proto-Japonic tatu →Every word from Old Japanese 立つ →Every word from Japanese 立てる →