Where does “蝶形” come from?

蝶形 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 形, from Middle Chinese 形.

蝶形 (Japanese): the shape of a butterfly

Definitions

  1. the shape of a butterfly

Ancestry of “蝶形”, step by step

蝶形 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...
2Middle Chinese形—

via Japanese 蝶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蝶a butterfly
2Middle Chinese蝶—

Words derived from “蝶形”

Every word from Middle Chinese 形 →Every word from Japanese 形 →
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