Where does “chitoseame” come from?

chitoseame (English) comes from Japanese 千歳飴, from Japanese 千, from Middle Chinese 千, from Old Chinese 千.

chitoseame (English): A type of long candy eaten by Japanese children during the festival of Shichigosan

Definitions

  1. A type of long candy eaten by Japanese children during the festival of Shichigosan

Ancestry of “chitoseame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese千歳飴stick of red and white candy sold at festivals for children
2Japanese千a thousand, 1000
3Middle Chinese千—
4Old Chinese千—
Every word from Old Chinese 千 →Every word from Middle Chinese 千 →Every word from Japanese 千 →