Where does “bentō” come from?

bentō (English) comes from Japanese 弁当, from Japanese 面筒, from Middle Chinese 面.

bentō (English): Alternative spelling of bento

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of bento

Ancestry of “bentō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese弁当food brought on the go
2Japanese面筒—
3Middle Chinese面—
Every word from Middle Chinese 面 →Every word from Japanese 面筒 →Every word from Japanese 弁当 →