Where does “金木犀” come from?

金木犀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.

金木犀 (Japanese): The orange-blooming variety of the sweet olive or...

Definitions

  1. The orange-blooming variety of the sweet olive or...

Ancestry of “金木犀”, step by step

金木犀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese金metal; money; firmness, strength
2Middle Chinese金—

via Japanese 木犀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木犀"Osmanthus fragrans", variously called the sweet...
2Chinese木犀—
Every word from Middle Chinese 金 →Every word from Japanese 金 →