Where does “蝿毒草” come from?

蝿毒草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 毒草, from Middle Chinese 毒草.

蝿毒草 (Japanese): lopseed

Definitions

  1. lopseed

Ancestry of “蝿毒草”, step by step

蝿毒草 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 毒草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese毒草poisonous plant
2Middle Chinese毒草—

via Japanese 蝿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蝿a fly
Every word from Middle Chinese 毒草 →Every word from Japanese 毒草 →