Where does “色欲” come from?

色欲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 色, from Middle Chinese 色.

色欲 (Japanese): lust

Definitions

  1. lust

Ancestry of “色欲”, step by step

色欲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—

via Japanese 欲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese欲desire, a want, that which is wanted; greed,...
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