Where does “西洋山葵” come from?
西洋山葵 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 西洋, from Japanese 化, from Middle Chinese 化.
西洋山葵 (Japanese): horseradish
Ancestry of “西洋山葵”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 西洋 | The West, western countries |
| 2 | Japanese | 化 | -ization, -ification; action of making something... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 化 | — |