Where does “kamishimo” come from?

kamishimo (English) comes from Japanese 上下, from Middle Chinese 上下.

kamishimo (English): the haori and hakama as a set; especially, one using a sleeveless haori with flared shoulders worn by certain samurai during the Edo Period

Definitions

  1. the haori and hakama as a set; especially, one using a sleeveless haori with flared shoulders worn by certain samurai during the Edo Period

Ancestry of “kamishimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese上下ascending and descending, ascent and descent; to...
2Middle Chinese上下—
Every word from Middle Chinese 上下 →Every word from Japanese 上下 →