Where does “桜ん坊” come from?
桜ん坊 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
桜ん坊 (Japanese): cherry
Definitions
- cherry
Ancestry of “桜ん坊”, step by step
桜ん坊 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese の
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 桜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 桜 | a cherry tree, "more specifically" the Japanese... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 桜 | — |
via Japanese 坊
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 坊 | monk; boy, monk; dear, beloved |