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Where does “蜂蜜” come from?

蜂蜜 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蜜, from Middle Chinese 蜜.

蜂蜜 (Japanese): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “蜂蜜”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蜜honey; nectar; molasses, treacle, syrup
2Middle Chinese蜜—
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