Where does “絹糸” come from?

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

絹糸 (Japanese): silk thread

Definitions

silk thread

Ancestry of “絹糸”, step by step

絹糸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 絹

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	絹	silk
2	Japanese	絹モスリン	chiffon
3	Japanese	モスリン	muslin
4	French	mousseline	muslin; mousseline
5	Italian	mussolina	Synonym of mussola
6	Italian	Mussolo	Mosul

via Japanese 糸

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	糸	thread
2	Japanese	偏	the left-hand component of a kanji

Words derived from “絹糸”

人造絹糸
人絹

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