Where does “komatsuna” come from?

komatsuna (English) comes from Japanese 小松菜, from Japanese 菜 — greens.

komatsuna (English): A leaf vegetable, a form of "Brassica rapa", used...

Definitions

  1. A leaf vegetable, a form of "Brassica rapa", used...

Ancestry of “komatsuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese小松菜komatsuna, Japanese mustard spinach
2Japanese菜greens
Every word from Japanese 菜 →Every word from Japanese 小松菜 →
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