Where does “金魚草” come from?

金魚草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.

金魚草 (Japanese): snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)

Definitions

  1. snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)

Ancestry of “金魚草”, step by step

金魚草 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
2Middle Chinese草—

via Japanese 金魚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese金魚a goldfish

Words derived from “金魚草”

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