Where does “藤” come from?

藤 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 藤, from Proto-Oceanic pudi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti, from Proto-Austronesian punti — banana.

藤 (Japanese): a wisteria, "especially" the Japanese wisteria,...

Definitions

  1. a wisteria, "especially" the Japanese wisteria,...

Ancestry of “藤”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese藤{{taxlink|Wisteria...
2Proto-Oceanicpudibanana
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuntibanana
4Proto-Austronesianpuntibanana

Words derived from “藤”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian punti →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti →Every word from Proto-Oceanic pudi →