Where does “蜉蝣” come from?
蜉蝣 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 陽炎, from Japanese 火, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
蜉蝣 (Japanese): a mayfly; Synonym of 蜻蛉; ephemerality
Definitions
- a mayfly; Synonym of 蜻蛉; ephemerality
Ancestry of “蜉蝣”, step by step
蜉蝣 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 陽炎
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 陽炎 | heat shimmer, heat haze; the glow of dawn |
| 2 | Japanese | 火 | "term relating to fire"; a light; a burning... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 火 | a fire; a light |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | poy | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | po | — |
via Middle Chinese 蜉蝣
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 蜉蝣 | — |