Where does “黄水仙” come from?

黄水仙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 黄, from Middle Chinese 黃.

黄水仙 (Japanese): jonquil

Definitions

  1. jonquil

Ancestry of “黄水仙”, step by step

黄水仙 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 黄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黄yellow
2Middle Chinese黃—

via Japanese 水仙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水仙narcissus
2Chinese水仙paperwhite; Chinese sacred lily; narcissus; Shui...
Every word from Middle Chinese 黃 →Every word from Japanese 黄 →