Where does “薄羽黄蜻蛉” come from?
薄羽黄蜻蛉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 羽, from Japanese 根, from Old Japanese 根.
薄羽黄蜻蛉 (Japanese): a globe skimmer (Pantala flavescens)
Definitions
- a globe skimmer (Pantala flavescens)
Ancestry of “薄羽黄蜻蛉”, step by step
薄羽黄蜻蛉 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 羽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 羽 | the portion of a feather where the quill attaches... |
| 2 | Japanese | 根 | a root; the source; the root; nature; the... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 根 | — |
via Japanese 黄蜻蛉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 黄蜻蛉 | a yellow darter (Sympetrum croceolum), a kind of dragonfly in East Asia |
| 2 | Japanese | 黄 | yellow |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 黃 | — |
via Japanese 薄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 薄 | Miscanthus sinensis a.k.a. Zebra Grass; light |