Where does “茉莉花” come from?
茉莉花 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 茉莉, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.
茉莉花 (Japanese): Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Definitions
- Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Ancestry of “茉莉花”, step by step
茉莉花 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 茉莉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 茉莉 | the jasmine plant; a plant of the genus... |
| 2 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 3 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 5 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 7 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |