Where does “桜木” come from?

桜木 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

桜木 (Japanese): a sakura tree, the Japanese flowering cherry,...

Definitions

  1. a sakura tree, the Japanese flowering cherry,...

Ancestry of “桜木”, step by step

桜木 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 木

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree
2Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
3Proto-Japonickəytree

via Japanese 桜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese桜a cherry tree, "more specifically" the Japanese...
2Old Japanese桜—
Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →Every word from Japanese 木 →