Where does “はなよめ” come from?

はなよめ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 花, from Old Japanese 花 — flower.

はなよめ (Japanese): bride

Definitions

  1. bride

Ancestry of “はなよめ”, step by step

はなよめ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 花

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花a flower
2Old Japanese花flower

via Japanese 嫁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese嫁bride
Every word from Old Japanese 花 →Every word from Japanese 花 →