Where does “銀木犀” come from?
銀木犀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 銀, from Middle Chinese 銀, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur — silver.
銀木犀 (Japanese): The white-blooming variety of the sweet olive or...
Definitions
- The white-blooming variety of the sweet olive or...
Ancestry of “銀木犀”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 銀 | silver; Short for 銀貨 : a silver coin; Short for... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 銀 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur | silver |