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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 立羽蝶 | brush-footed butterfly |
| 2 | Japanese | 立てる | to stand, to place in an upright position; to... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 立つ | to rise, stand |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | tatu | — |
via Japanese 黄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 黄 | yellow |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 黃 | — |
via Japanese 縁
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 縁 | fate, destiny; relationship; connection, bond,... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 緣 | — |