Where does “蝶々” come from?

蝶々 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蝶, from Middle Chinese 蝶.

蝶々 (Japanese): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “蝶々”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蝶a butterfly
2Middle Chinese蝶—
Every word from Middle Chinese 蝶 →Every word from Japanese 蝶 →