Where does “風俗店” come from?
風俗店 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 風俗店, from Japanese 店, from Middle Chinese 店.
風俗店 (Chinese): brothel
Ancestry of “風俗店”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 風俗店 | brothel |
| 2 | Japanese | 店 | store, branch |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 店 | — |