Where does “бонсай” come from?

бонсай (Russian) comes from Japanese 盆栽, from Middle Chinese 盆.

бонсай (Russian): bonsai

Definitions

  1. bonsai

Ancestry of “бонсай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese盆栽a potted plant that has been grown and...
2Middle Chinese盆—
Every word from Middle Chinese 盆 →Every word from Japanese 盆栽 →