Etymograph

English

tsuga

Tsuga comes from Japanese 栂 ‘hemlock (tree)’.

  1. Japanesemodern栂tsuga‘hemlock (tree)’
  2. Englishtodaytsuga

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodern栂tsuga‘hemlock (tree)’
  2. Englishtodaytsuga

Every English word from Japanese 栂

Today it means

noun Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.

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Etymograph / Japanese 栂 / tsuga

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