Where does “futon” come from?

Futon comes from Japanese 布団, which derives from Middle Chinese 蒲團, ultimately from Middle Chinese 蒲.

futon (English): A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar...

Definitions

  1. A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar...

Ancestry of “futon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese布団A Japanese-style mattress or duvet, or a set of...
2Middle Chinese蒲團meditation cushion
3Middle Chinese團sphere, round object

Words derived from “futon”

Every word from Middle Chinese 團 →Every word from Middle Chinese 蒲團 →Every word from Japanese 布団 →