Where does “makuuchi” come from?

makuuchi (English) comes from Japanese 幕内, from Middle Chinese 幕.

makuuchi (English): The highest division of sumo wrestling, above...

Definitions

  1. The highest division of sumo wrestling, above...

Ancestry of “makuuchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese幕内the upper five ranks among the ten ranks in sumo
2Middle Chinese幕—
Every word from Middle Chinese 幕 →Every word from Japanese 幕内 →