Where does “kimono” come from?

Kimono derives from Japanese きもの, a compound of き (ki, "wear") and もの (mono, "thing").

kimono (English): A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front...

Ancestry of “kimono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese着物a kimono
2Japanese物thing; story, genre
3Japanese物言いa way of speaking, wording
4Japanese物言うto talk

Words derived from “kimono”

Every word from Japanese 物言う →Every word from Japanese 物言い →Every word from Japanese 物 →