Where does “詰草” come from?

詰草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.

詰草 (Japanese): clover

Definitions

  1. clover

Ancestry of “詰草”, step by step

詰草 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
2Middle Chinese草—

via Japanese 詰め

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese詰めstuffing, packing into a container; continuing,...
2Japanese詰めるto stuff; to fill; to cram
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