Where does “eboshi” come from?

eboshi (English) comes from Japanese 烏帽子, from Japanese 烏, from Middle Chinese 烏.

eboshi (English): the hat of black lacquer worn by the gyoji...

Definitions

  1. the hat of black lacquer worn by the gyoji...

Ancestry of “eboshi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese烏帽子a type of black-lacquered court cap originating...
2Japanese烏crow, raven; crow; raven
3Middle Chinese烏—
Every word from Middle Chinese 烏 →Every word from Japanese 烏 →Every word from Japanese 烏帽子 →