Where does “初物” come from?

初物 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 物.

初物 (Japanese): the first crop or harvest of the season; a virgin

Definitions

  1. the first crop or harvest of the season; a virgin

Ancestry of “初物”, step by step

初物 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese物—

via Old Japanese 初

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese初the first..., initial..., new
Every word from Old Japanese 物 →