Where does “結びの神” come from?

結びの神 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 産霊, from Japanese 霊, from Middle Chinese 靈.

結びの神 (Japanese): the Japanese god of matchmaking, love and marriage

Definitions

  1. the Japanese god of matchmaking, love and marriage

Ancestry of “結びの神”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese産霊motive force, life force
2Japanese霊ghost; a soul, a spirit
3Middle Chinese靈—

Words derived from “結びの神”

Every word from Middle Chinese 靈 →Every word from Japanese 霊 →Every word from Japanese 産霊 →