Where does “torii” come from?

torii (English) comes from Japanese 鳥居, from Japanese 居, from Middle Chinese 居 — dwelling; residence.

torii (English): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines,...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines,...

Ancestry of “torii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鳥居a torii: a symbolic gate to a Shinto shrine or...
2Japanese居residence
3Middle Chinese居dwelling; residence
Every word from Middle Chinese 居 →Every word from Japanese 居 →Every word from Japanese 鳥居 →