Where does “makimono” come from?

makimono (English) comes from Japanese 巻物, from Japanese 物, from Japanese 物言い, from Japanese 物言う — to talk.

makimono (English): A type of Japanese hand scroll which unrolls...

Definitions

  1. A type of Japanese hand scroll which unrolls...

Ancestry of “makimono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巻物a scroll, a long wound-up document, painting, or...
2Japanese物thing; story, genre
3Japanese物言いa way of speaking, wording
4Japanese物言うto talk
Every word from Japanese 物言う →Every word from Japanese 物言い →Every word from Japanese 物 →