Where does “chirashizushi” come from?

chirashizushi (English) comes from Japanese ちらし寿司, from Japanese 寿司, from Japanese 酸し, from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.

chirashizushi (English): A form of sushi consisting of rice topped with a...

Definitions

  1. A form of sushi consisting of rice topped with a...

Ancestry of “chirashizushi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseちらし寿司chirashizushi
2Japanese寿司sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or...
3Japanese酸しsour; tasting of vinegar
4JapaneseしConjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of...
5Middle Chinese氏—
Every word from Middle Chinese 氏 →Every word from Japanese し →Every word from Japanese 酸し →