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Where does “furo” come from?

furo (English) comes from Japanese 風呂, from Japanese 室, from Middle Chinese 室.

furo (English): A Japanese bath, generally deep and square-sided,...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese bath, generally deep and square-sided,...

Ancestry of “furo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese風呂bath; bathtub
2Japanese室room
3Middle Chinese室—
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