Where does “じょうろ” come from?

じょうろ (Japanese) comes from Portuguese jorro, from Spanish chorro, from Romani ćorro — poor.

じょうろ (Japanese): watering can

Definitions

  1. watering can

Ancestry of “じょうろ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejorrofirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Spanishchorroflow; jet; ton, tons; bunch; pile; a poor person,...
3Romanićorropoor
Every word from Romani ćorro →Every word from Spanish chorro →Every word from Portuguese jorro →