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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; Short for 生け花 : flower arrangement;...
2Old Japanese花flower
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