Where does “胡蝶蘭” come from?

胡蝶蘭 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 胡蝶, from Middle Chinese 胡蝶.

胡蝶蘭 (Japanese): moth orchid

Definitions

  1. moth orchid

Ancestry of “胡蝶蘭”, step by step

胡蝶蘭 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 胡蝶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese胡蝶butterfly
2Middle Chinese胡蝶—

via Japanese 蘭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蘭an orchid
2Middle Chinese蘭—
Every word from Middle Chinese 胡蝶 →Every word from Japanese 胡蝶 →