Where does “桜餅” come from?
桜餅 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 桜, from Old Japanese 桜.
桜餅 (Japanese): sakura mochi: mochi flavored with pickled...
Definitions
- sakura mochi: mochi flavored with pickled...
Ancestry of “桜餅”, step by step
桜餅 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 桜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 桜 | a cherry tree, "more specifically" the Japanese... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 桜 | — |
via Japanese 餅
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 餅 | mochi; mochi filled or wrapped in red bean paste |