Where does “鏡花水月” come from?
鏡花水月 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 鏡花水月, from Sanskrit प्रतिबिम्ब, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
鏡花水月 (Japanese): flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon...
Definitions
- flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon...
Ancestry of “鏡花水月”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 鏡花水月 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रतिबिम्ब | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रति- | around, upon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |