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

Definitions

  1. grape

Ancestry of “葡萄色”, step by step

葡萄色 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 葡萄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese葡萄grape
2Middle Chinese葡萄—
3Bactrianbādāwawine

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—
Every word from Bactrian bādāwa →Every word from Middle Chinese 葡萄 →Every word from Japanese 葡萄 →