Where does “雨模様” come from?

雨模様 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雨, from Middle Chinese 雨.

雨模様 (Japanese): threatening sky, signs of rain, looking like rain

Definitions

  1. threatening sky, signs of rain, looking like rain

Ancestry of “雨模様”, step by step

雨模様 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 雨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雨rain, rainfall; a rainy weather; something...
2Middle Chinese雨—

via Japanese 模様

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese模様pattern; design
Every word from Middle Chinese 雨 →Every word from Japanese 雨 →