Where does “紅花” come from?

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

紅花 (Japanese): safflower; red- or crimson-colored flower

Definitions

  1. safflower; red- or crimson-colored flower

Ancestry of “紅花”, step by step

紅花 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 花

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花a flower
2Old Japanese花flower

via Middle Chinese 紅花

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese紅花—

Words derived from “紅花”

Every word from Middle Chinese 紅 →Every word from Japanese 紅 →