Where does “枝豆” come from?

枝豆 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 枝, from Old Japanese えだ.

枝豆 (Japanese): green soybeans; edamame

Definitions

  1. green soybeans; edamame

Ancestry of “枝豆”, step by step

枝豆 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 枝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese枝branch, limbs; edge
2Old Japaneseえだ—

via Japanese 豆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese豆the pulses; a bean; a pea

Words derived from “枝豆”

Every word from Old Japanese えだ →Every word from Japanese 枝 →