Where does “日本薄荷” come from?

日本薄荷 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 日本, from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.

日本薄荷 (Japanese): Japanese mint (Mentha canadensis)

Definitions

  1. Japanese mint (Mentha canadensis)

Ancestry of “日本薄荷”, step by step

日本薄荷 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 日本

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese日本{{l|en|Japan}}; Japan
2Japanese日Sunday
3Old Japanese日the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
4Proto-Japonic*piday, sun

via Japanese 薄荷

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese薄荷Synonym of ミント; Short for 日本薄荷
2Middle Chinese薄荷—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pi →Every word from Old Japanese 日 →Every word from Japanese 日 →