Where does “葦原” come from?

葦原 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 原, from Old Japanese 原, from Italian -para.

葦原 (Japanese): a reed bed

Definitions

  1. a reed bed

Ancestry of “葦原”, step by step

葦原 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原meadow, plain, field; the original thing; the...
2Old Japanese原—
3Italian-para—

via Japanese 葦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese葦common reed, "Phragmites australis"
Every word from Italian -para →Every word from Old Japanese 原 →Every word from Japanese 原 →