Where does “かすとり” come from?

かすとり (Japanese) comes from Japanese 取る — to steal; take, pick up; to take.

かすとり (Japanese): shochu made from sake lees, a by-product of sake production

Definitions

  1. shochu made from sake lees, a by-product of sake production

Ancestry of “かすとり”, step by step

かすとり traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 取る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese取るto steal; take, pick up; to take

via Japanese かす

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseかす粕, 糟 in sake production, the dregs or lees left...
Every word from Japanese 取る
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