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.
yukata (English): A kind of light kimono worn by both men and women
Definitions
- A kind of light kimono worn by both men and women
Ancestry of “yukata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 浴衣 | a thin light garment worn for sleeping, for... |
| 2 | Japanese | 湯帷子 | A hitoe worn during or after bathing |
| 3 | Japanese | 湯 | warm or hot water; bathwater; a hot spring |
| 4 | Old Japanese | ゆ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | *yu | — |