Where does “onsen” come from?

onsen (Indonesian) comes from Japanese 温泉, from Middle Chinese 溫泉 — hot spring.

onsen (Indonesian): hot spring, onsen

Definitions

  1. hot spring, onsen

Ancestry of “onsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese温泉a hot spring; a spa, an onsen
2Middle Chinese溫泉hot spring
Every word from Middle Chinese 溫泉 →Every word from Japanese 温泉 →