Where does “mirin” come from?

mirin (Indonesian) comes from Japanese 味醂, from Japanese 味, from Old Japanese 味, from Proto-Japonic *anti — flavor, taste.

mirin (Indonesian): mirin, a type of Japanese sake used for cooking

Definitions

  1. mirin, a type of Japanese sake used for cooking

Ancestry of “mirin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese味醂mirin, a type of Japanese sake used for cooking
2Japanese味clever, smart, witty; mysterious, strange; a...
3Old Japanese味flavor, flavour
4Proto-Japonic*antiflavor, taste
Every word from Proto-Japonic *anti →Every word from Old Japanese 味 →Every word from Japanese 味 →
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