Where does “葡萄色” come from?
葡萄色 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 葡萄, from Middle Chinese 葡萄, from Bactrian bādāwa — wine.
葡萄色 (Japanese): grape
Ancestry of “葡萄色”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 葡萄 | grape |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 葡萄 | — |
| 3 | Bactrian | bādāwa | wine |