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In my understanding, the particle の can be used to concatenate two nouns, such
as

  * 私の本
  * アメリカの選手

Today, I found

  * 先生へのプレゼント
  * 私達からのプレゼント

Why can の be preceded by へ and から (or maybe other particles) when
concatenating two nouns?
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grammar particles syntax
Why can we use の after へ and から?
The function of の is still more or less the same. It's connecting two nouns,
but with a different relationship given by the preceding particle.

> 先生へのプレゼント - a present **to** the teacher  
>  私達からのプレゼント - a present **from** us  
>  東京への道 - a path **to** Tokyo

Without の, you wouldn't be able to connect the nouns grammatically (at least
without being wordy), and without the other particle you lose the specific
relationship. The first sentence, for example, would mean "teacher's present",
not "present _to_ teacher".

It isn't just へ and から that can be combined with の. Most other particles can
too, in the usual form "particle + の".

> 女性 **との** 会話 - conversation **with** a girl  
>  学校 **での** 事故 - incident **at** school

However, が, を, and に do not follow the same pattern as the others. が and を are
removed entirely, and に is replaced by へ.

> すし **を** 作る → すし **の** 作り方  
>  私 **が** 使う → 私 **の** 使い方  
>  東京 **に** 行く → 東京 **への** 行き方

の is not the only particle which can be compounded. You've already seen this
with は and も, which follow the same pattern as の: particle + は/も, except が and
を which are dropped. (に stays the same with these, though.)

> 東京 **に** 行く → 東京 **にも** 行く  
>  私 **が** すしを作る → 私 **は** すしを作る
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