Where does “wakame” come from?

wakame (English) comes from Japanese 若布, from Japanese 若, from Old Japanese 若.

wakame (English): Undaria pinnatifida, an edible seaweed

Definitions

  1. Undaria pinnatifida, an edible seaweed

Ancestry of “wakame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese若布a type of edible seaweed: Undaria pinnatifida;...
2Japanese若"my lord"
3Old Japanese若—
Every word from Old Japanese 若 →Every word from Japanese 若 →Every word from Japanese 若布 →