Where does “dorayaki” come from?

dorayaki (English) comes from Japanese 銅鑼焼き, from Japanese 銅鑼, from Middle Chinese どら.

dorayaki (English): A Japanese confection consisting of two sponge...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese confection consisting of two sponge...

Ancestry of “dorayaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese銅鑼焼きa kind of confection consisting of two small...
2Japanese銅鑼a gong
3Middle Chineseどら—
Every word from Middle Chinese どら →Every word from Japanese 銅鑼 →Every word from Japanese 銅鑼焼き →