Where does “haiku” come from?
haiku (Indonesian) comes from Japanese 俳句, from Middle Chinese 俳 — paralleled.
haiku (Indonesian): haiku
Ancestry of “haiku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 俳句 | haiku, a poem that usually consists of 5-7-5... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 俳 | paralleled |