Where does “heya” come from?
heya (English) comes from Japanese 部屋, from Japanese へ, from Japanese 辺, from Japanese な, from Japanese ね — emphasis and question marker particle; asks for...
heya (English): the so-called "stable" of rikishi who train under the instruction of a particular shisho; the place where this group lives and trains
Definitions
- the so-called "stable" of rikishi who train under the instruction of a particular shisho; the place where this group lives and trains
Ancestry of “heya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 部屋 | room (of a house or hotel), chamber, apartment, flat |
| 2 | Japanese | へ | to, towards; 戸 a house; a household; 綜 a heddle... |
| 3 | Japanese | 辺 | place, general area, vicinity; the joining line... |
| 4 | Japanese | な | used to get someone's attention, generally... |
| 5 | Japanese | ね | emphasis and question marker particle; asks for... |