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Where does “はな” come from?
はな (Old Japanese) comes from Proto-Ryukyuan *pana, from Proto-Japonic *pana — flower.
Ancestry of “はな”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Ryukyuan
*pana
flower
2
Proto-Japonic
*pana
flower
Words derived from “はな”
華
万華鏡
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