Where does “独活の木” come from?

独活の木 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

独活の木 (Japanese): birdlime tree, Pisonia umbellifera

Definitions

  1. birdlime tree, Pisonia umbellifera

Ancestry of “独活の木”, step by step

独活の木 traces back through 3 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

via Japanese 独活

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese独活Japanese spikenard; living independently alone;...
2Chinese獨活root of Angelica pubescens
Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →Every word from Japanese 木 →