Where does “鬱金色” come from?

鬱金色 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 色, from Middle Chinese 色.

鬱金色 (Japanese): the color of turmeric, a yellow, saffron color,...

Definitions

  1. the color of turmeric, a yellow, saffron color,...

Ancestry of “鬱金色”, step by step

鬱金色 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—

via Japanese 鬱金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鬱金the turmeric, "Curcuma longa"; a dye extracted...
2Middle Chineseうこん—
Every word from Middle Chinese 色 →Every word from Japanese 色 →