Where does “緑錦蛇” come from?

緑錦蛇 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 錦蛇, from Japanese 錦, from Japanese 丹, from Old Japanese 丹.

緑錦蛇 (Japanese): a green tree python

Definitions

  1. a green tree python

Ancestry of “緑錦蛇”, step by step

緑錦蛇 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 錦蛇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese錦蛇a python
2Japanese錦brocade; a word expressing beauty
3Japanese丹the color red; red earth; cinnabar
4Old Japanese丹—

via Japanese 緑

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese緑green; verdure; a new bud or shoot
Every word from Old Japanese 丹 →Every word from Japanese 丹 →Every word from Japanese 錦 →