Where does “花薄荷” come from?

花薄荷 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 花, from Old Japanese 花 — flower.

Ancestry of “花薄荷”, step by step

花薄荷 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 花

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花a flower
2Old Japanese花flower

via Japanese 薄荷

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese薄荷Synonym of ミント; Short for 日本薄荷
2Middle Chinese薄荷—
Every word from Old Japanese 花 →Every word from Japanese 花 →