Where does “arame” come from?

arame (English) comes from Japanese 荒布, from Old Japanese 荒海藻, from Old Japanese 荒 — violent, intense, rough.

arame (English): A seaweed, Eisenia bicyclis, used in Japanese...

Definitions

  1. A seaweed, Eisenia bicyclis, used in Japanese...

Ancestry of “arame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese荒布arame
2Old Japanese荒海藻—
3Old Japanese荒violent, intense, rough
Every word from Old Japanese 荒 →Every word from Old Japanese 荒海藻 →Every word from Japanese 荒布 →