Where does “nishi” come from?
nishi (English) comes from Japanese 西, from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.
nishi (English): the left-hand side of the banzuke; a rikishi ...
Definitions
- the left-hand side of the banzuke; a rikishi ...
Ancestry of “nishi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 西 | west; the West; wind blowing from the west |
| 2 | Japanese | し | Conjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 氏 | — |