Where does “菘” come from?

菘 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鈴, from Middle Chinese 鈴.

菘 (Japanese): turnip

Definitions

  1. turnip

Ancestry of “菘”, step by step

菘 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鈴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鈴a bell, chime
2Middle Chinese鈴—

via Japanese 菜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese菜greens
Every word from Middle Chinese 鈴 →Every word from Japanese 鈴 →