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Where does “七草の節句” come from?

七草の節句 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 七, from Old Japanese 七, from Old Japanese なの.

Ancestry of “七草の節句”, step by step

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