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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鈴a bell, chime; Synonym of 駅鈴 : station bells...
2Middle Chinese鈴—
Every word from Middle Chinese 鈴 →