Where does “Tanka” come from?
Tanka (English) comes from Japanese 短歌, from Middle Chinese 短 — short.
Tanka (English): A member of a group of people in southern China...
Definitions
- A member of a group of people in southern China...
Ancestry of “Tanka”, step by step
Tanka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 短歌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 短歌 | tanka; a form of Japanese verse in five lines of... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 短 | short |
via Cantonese 蜑家
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantonese | 蜑家 | — |
via Sanskrit टङ्क
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | टङ्क | fruit of {{taxlink|Feronia elephantum|species}};... |