Where does “桜草” come from?

桜草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 桜, from Old Japanese 桜.

桜草 (Japanese): a primrose, specifically the Japanese primrose,...

Definitions

  1. a primrose, specifically the Japanese primrose,...

Ancestry of “桜草”, step by step

桜草 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 桜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese桜a cherry tree, "more specifically" the Japanese...
2Old Japanese桜—

via Japanese 草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
2Middle Chinese草—
Every word from Old Japanese 桜 →Every word from Japanese 桜 →