Where does “黄縁立羽” come from?

黄縁立羽 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 立羽蝶, from Japanese 立てる, from Old Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

黄縁立羽 (Japanese): mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa

Definitions

  1. mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa

Ancestry of “黄縁立羽”, step by step

黄縁立羽 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 立羽蝶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese立羽蝶brush-footed butterfly
2Japanese立てるto stand, to place in an upright position; to...
3Old Japanese立つto rise, stand
4Proto-Japonictatu—

via Japanese 黄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黄yellow
2Middle Chinese黃—

via Japanese 縁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese縁fate, destiny; relationship; connection, bond,...
2Middle Chinese緣—
Every word from Proto-Japonic tatu →Every word from Old Japanese 立つ →Every word from Japanese 立てる →