Where does “錦蛇” come from?

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

錦蛇 (Japanese): a python

Definitions

  1. a python

Ancestry of “錦蛇”, step by step

錦蛇 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 錦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese錦brocade; a word expressing beauty
2Japanese丹the color red; red earth; cinnabar
3Old Japanese丹—

via Japanese 蛇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蛇a snake, serpent
2Middle Chineseしゃ'—

Words derived from “錦蛇”

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