Where does “若菜” come from?
若菜 (Old Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 菜 — greens.
若菜 (Old Japanese): young greens or shoots that can be mixed to 羹 or 餅粥
Definitions
- young greens or shoots that can be mixed to 羹 or 餅粥
Ancestry of “若菜”, step by step
若菜 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Japanese 菜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 菜 | greens |
via Old Japanese 若
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 若 | — |