桑
JAPONCA → TR
Tanım
•mulberry
Etimoloji
/kupa/ → /kuɸa/ → /kuwa/ From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. From Proto-Japonic *kupa. Ultimate derivation unclear. Definitely not related to Korean 뽕 (ppong, “mulberry tree”). Some theories suggest this might have originally been a compound. Possible derivations may include: * A shift from 蚕葉 (kopa, “silkworm + leaf”) * A shift from 胡葉 (kopa, “non-Chinese people to…