Where does “おりめ” come from?
おりめ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.
おりめ (Japanese): fold crease
Definitions
- fold crease
Ancestry of “おりめ”, step by step
おりめ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 目
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |
via Japanese 折り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 折り | — |
via Japanese 織り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 織り | — |