Where does “菜っ葉” come from?
菜っ葉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.
菜っ葉 (Japanese): leaves of any vegetable
Definitions
- leaves of any vegetable
Ancestry of “菜っ葉”, step by step
菜っ葉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 葉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 葉 | leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 葉 | — |
via Japanese 菜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 菜 | greens |