Where does “門松” come from?

門松 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 門, from Old Japanese 門 — a gate, portal; an entrance, gateway, opening;...

門松 (Japanese): a traditional decoration placed in pairs in front...

Definitions

  1. a traditional decoration placed in pairs in front...

Ancestry of “門松”, step by step

門松 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 門

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese門a gate; a sect, school of thought; a phylum,...
2Old Japanese門a gate, portal; an entrance, gateway, opening;...

via Japanese 松

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese松a pine tree; a pine branch decorated for the...

Words derived from “門松”

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