Where does “紅色” come from?

紅色 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 紅, from Middle Chinese 紅.

紅色 (Japanese): the color crimson, a vivid red edging towards...

Definitions

  1. the color crimson, a vivid red edging towards...

Ancestry of “紅色”, step by step

紅色 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 紅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紅the color crimson, a vivid red edging towards...
2Middle Chinese紅—

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—

via Middle Chinese 紅色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese紅色—
Every word from Middle Chinese 紅 →Every word from Japanese 紅 →