芳しい

Etymology 1
→ →  →  →

Shift from kaguwashii below, classical.

Adjective

 * 1) sweet-smelling, fragrant
 * 2) desirable, favorable, good

Etymology 2
→ → * →  →

From, the of  adjective. In turn, from.

Attested in the ' of 712, with the phonetic ' spelling of.

Adjective

 * 1)   sweet-smelling, fragrant
 * 2)   desirable, favorable, good