Where does “uguisubari” come from?
uguisubari (English) comes from Japanese 鶯張り, from Japanese 鶯, from Japanese す, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.
uguisubari (English): Wooden floors specifically designed to creak or...
Definitions
- Wooden floors specifically designed to creak or...
Ancestry of “uguisubari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 鶯張り | nightingale floor |
| 2 | Japanese | 鶯 | Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale |
| 3 | Japanese | す | to do; 巣 nest, hive, den; 酢 vinegar |
| 4 | Old Japanese | す | to do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of... |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | *su | nest |