Where does “竜涎香” come from?

竜涎香 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 香, from Old Japanese 香.

竜涎香 (Japanese): ambergris fatty substance

Definitions

  1. ambergris fatty substance

Ancestry of “竜涎香”, step by step

竜涎香 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 香

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese香a pleasant smell; a scent, a fragrance, an aroma;...
2Old Japanese香—

via Japanese 竜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese竜a Chinese dragon
2Middle Chinese龍—

via Japanese 涎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese涎drool, saliva
Every word from Old Japanese 香 →Every word from Japanese 香 →