Where does “紅毛” come from?

紅毛 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 毛, from Middle Chinese 毛.

紅毛 (Japanese): red hair; during the Edo period, an epithet for...

Definitions

  1. red hair; during the Edo period, an epithet for...

Ancestry of “紅毛”, step by step

紅毛 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 毛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese毛hair, fur; a kind of unit
2Middle Chinese毛—

via Japanese 紅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紅the color crimson, a vivid red edging towards...
2Middle Chinese紅—
Every word from Middle Chinese 毛 →Every word from Japanese 毛 →