Where does “judoka” come from?
judoka (Dutch) comes from Japanese 柔道家, from Japanese 家, from Japanese 家紋, from Middle Chinese かもん.
judoka (Dutch): judoka
Ancestry of “judoka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 柔道家 | judoka, A practitioner of the Japanese martial... |
| 2 | Japanese | 家 | a house; one's own home; a home, household |
| 3 | Japanese | 家紋 | a crest for a household or family |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | かもん | — |