Where does “花言葉” come from?

花言葉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 花, from Old Japanese 花 — flower.

花言葉 (Japanese): floriography; the language of flowers

Definitions

  1. floriography; the language of flowers

Ancestry of “花言葉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花a flower
2Old Japanese花flower
Every word from Old Japanese 花 →Every word from Japanese 花 →