Where does “檜” come from?

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

檜 (Japanese): the Japanese cypress, "Chamaecyparis obtusa"

Definitions

  1. the Japanese cypress, "Chamaecyparis obtusa"

Ancestry of “檜”, step by step

檜 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 の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

Words derived from “檜”

Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →Every word from Japanese 木 →