Where does “色無地” come from?

色無地 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 色, from Middle Chinese 色.

色無地 (Japanese): A single-colored kimono that may be worn by...

Definitions

  1. A single-colored kimono that may be worn by...

Ancestry of “色無地”, step by step

色無地 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—

via Japanese 無地

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese無地plain, solid
Every word from Middle Chinese 色 →Every word from Japanese 色 →