Where does “絹” come from?

絹 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 絹モスリン, from Japanese モスリン, from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Italian Mussolo — Mosul.

絹 (Japanese): silk

Definitions

  1. silk

Ancestry of “絹”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絹モスリンchiffon
2Japaneseモスリンmuslin
3Frenchmousselinemuslin; mousseline
4ItalianmussolinaSynonym of mussola
5ItalianMussoloMosul

Words derived from “絹”

Every word from Italian Mussolo →Every word from Italian mussolina →Every word from French mousseline →