Where does “yukata” come from?

yukata (English) comes from Japanese 浴衣, from Japanese 湯帷子, from Japanese 湯, from Old Japanese ゆ, from Proto-Japonic *yu — hot water.

yukata (English): A kind of light kimono worn by both men and women

Definitions

  1. A kind of light kimono worn by both men and women

Ancestry of “yukata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese浴衣a thin light garment worn for sleeping, for...
2Japanese湯帷子A hitoe worn during or after bathing
3Japanese湯warm or hot water; bathwater; a hot spring
4Old Japaneseゆattaches to the
5Proto-Japonic*yuhot water
Every word from Proto-Japonic *yu →Every word from Old Japanese ゆ →Every word from Japanese 湯 →