Where does “黄蘗” come from?

黄蘗 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 黄, from Middle Chinese 黃.

黄蘗 (Japanese): Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)

Definitions

  1. Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)

Ancestry of “黄蘗”, step by step

黄蘗 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 黄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黄yellow
2Middle Chinese黃—

via Japanese 肌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese肌the skin; the surface; a type
Every word from Middle Chinese 黃 →Every word from Japanese 黄 →