Where does “藤” come from?

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

藤 (Old Japanese): {{taxlink|Wisteria...

Definitions

  1. {{taxlink|Wisteria...

Ancestry of “藤”, step by step

藤 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Oceanic pudi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicpudibanana
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuntibanana
3Proto-Austronesianpuntibanana

via Proto-Japonic *punti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonic*punti—

Words derived from “藤”

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