Where does “錦” come from?
錦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 丹, from Old Japanese 丹.
錦 (Japanese): brocade; a word expressing beauty
Definitions
- brocade; a word expressing beauty
Ancestry of “錦”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 丹 | the color red; red earth; cinnabar |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 丹 | — |