Where does “zabuton” come from?

zabuton (English) comes from Japanese 座布団, from Japanese 布団, from Middle Chinese 蒲團, from Middle Chinese 團 — sphere, round object.

zabuton (English): A Japanese cushion for sitting

Definitions

  1. A Japanese cushion for sitting

Ancestry of “zabuton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese座布団Japanese cushion
2Japanese布団A Japanese-style mattress or duvet, or a set of...
3Middle Chinese蒲團meditation cushion
4Middle Chinese團sphere, round object
Every word from Middle Chinese 團 →Every word from Middle Chinese 蒲團 →Every word from Japanese 布団 →