Where does “錦” come from?

錦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 丹, from Old Japanese 丹.

錦 (Japanese): brocade; a word expressing beauty

Definitions

  1. brocade; a word expressing beauty

Ancestry of “錦”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese丹the color red; red earth; cinnabar
2Old Japanese丹—

Words derived from “錦”

Every word from Old Japanese 丹 →Every word from Japanese 丹 →