Where does “鋸草” come from?

鋸草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.

鋸草 (Japanese): Siberian yarrow, Achillea alpina

Definitions

  1. Siberian yarrow, Achillea alpina

Ancestry of “鋸草”, step by step

鋸草 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 草

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

via Japanese 鋸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鋸a saw
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