Where does “suŝio” come from?

suŝio (Esperanto) comes from Japanese 寿司, from Japanese 酸し, from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.

suŝio (Esperanto): sushi

Definitions

  1. sushi

Ancestry of “suŝio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese寿司sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or...
2Japanese酸しsour; tasting of vinegar
3JapaneseしConjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of...
4Middle Chinese氏—
Every word from Middle Chinese 氏 →Every word from Japanese し →Every word from Japanese 酸し →