Where does “紫蘇” come from?

紫蘇 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蘇, from Middle Chinese 蘇.

紫蘇 (Japanese): shiso, Perilla frutescens var. crispa

Definitions

  1. shiso, Perilla frutescens var. crispa

Ancestry of “紫蘇”, step by step

紫蘇 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 蘇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蘇condensed milk
2Middle Chinese蘇—

via Japanese 紫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紫the purple or red-root gromwell, Lithospermum...

Words derived from “紫蘇”

Every word from Middle Chinese 蘇 →Every word from Japanese 蘇 →