Where does “sushiya” come from?

sushiya (English) comes from Japanese 寿司屋, from Japanese 寿司, from Japanese 酸し, from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.

sushiya (English): A sushi restaurant; A sushi chef

Definitions

  1. A sushi restaurant; A sushi chef

Ancestry of “sushiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese寿司屋sushi restaurant; sushi chef
2Japanese寿司sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or...
3Japanese酸しsour; tasting of vinegar
4JapaneseしConjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of...
5Middle Chinese氏—
Every word from Middle Chinese 氏 →Every word from Japanese し →Every word from Japanese 酸し →