Where does “立花” come from?

立花 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 立ち, from Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

立花 (Japanese): a style of floral arrangement as an offering,...

Definitions

  1. a style of floral arrangement as an offering,...

Ancestry of “立花”, step by step

立花 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 立ち

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese立ちstanding, standing up; standing; starting,...
2Japanese立つto stand, to stand up, to rise; to depart; to...
3Proto-Japonictatu—

via Japanese 花

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花a flower
2Old Japanese花flower
Every word from Proto-Japonic tatu →Every word from Japanese 立つ →Every word from Japanese 立ち →