Where does “七節” come from?

七節 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 七, from Old Japanese 七, from Old Japanese なの.

七節 (Japanese): a stick insect

Definitions

  1. a stick insect

Ancestry of “七節”, step by step

七節 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 七

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese七seven, 7; a seven; a gambler
2Old Japanese七seven, 7
3Old Japaneseなの—

via Japanese 節

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese節a knuckle, a joint; melody; point
Every word from Old Japanese なの →Every word from Old Japanese 七 →Every word from Japanese 七 →