Where does “ema” come from?
ema (English) comes from Japanese 絵馬, from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.
ema (English): A wooden plaque bearing a prayer or wish, left...
Definitions
- A wooden plaque bearing a prayer or wish, left...
Ancestry of “ema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 絵馬 | an ema, a small wooden plaque on which Shinto... |
| 2 | Japanese | 馬 | a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 馬 | — |