Where does “sakura” come from?
sakura (Indonesian) comes from Japanese 桜, from Old Japanese 桜.
sakura (Indonesian): cherry tree; cherry blossom
Definitions
- cherry tree; cherry blossom
Ancestry of “sakura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 桜 | a cherry tree, "more specifically" the Japanese... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 桜 | — |