Where does “菫草” come from?
菫草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.
菫草 (Japanese): flowering plants of the Violaceae family
Definitions
- flowering plants of the Violaceae family
Ancestry of “菫草”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 草 | grass; a weed; a herb |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 草 | — |