Where does “葉蜂” come from?
葉蜂 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.
葉蜂 (Japanese): a sawfly
Definitions
- a sawfly
Ancestry of “葉蜂”, step by step
葉蜂 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 蜂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 蜂 | a bee, a wasp, a hornet or the like |