Where does “yagura” come from?

yagura (English) comes from Japanese 櫓, from Japanese 矢, from Old Japanese や.

yagura (English): A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from...

Definitions

  1. A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from...

Ancestry of “yagura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese櫓watchtower, turret
2Japanese矢an arrow; a wedge used to break hard objects such...
3Old Japaneseや—
Every word from Old Japanese や →Every word from Japanese 矢 →Every word from Japanese 櫓 →