Where does “苦瓜” come from?

苦瓜 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 瓜, from Proto-Japonic ori — melon.

苦瓜 (Japanese): <br>; bitter melon; bitter gourd

Definitions

  1. <br>; bitter melon; bitter gourd

Ancestry of “苦瓜”, step by step

苦瓜 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 瓜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese瓜gourd, squash, melon
2Proto-Japonicorimelon

via Japanese 苦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese苦suffering; dukkha
2Middle Chinese苦—
Every word from Proto-Japonic ori →Every word from Japanese 瓜 →