Where does “kodama” come from?

kodama (English) comes from Japanese 木霊, from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

kodama (English): A type of Japanese tree spirit

Definitions

  1. A type of Japanese tree spirit

Ancestry of “kodama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木霊a tree spirit; echo in valleys, mountains, off...
2Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree
3Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
4Proto-Japonickəytree
Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →Every word from Japanese 木 →