Where does “ちらし寿司” come from?
ちらし寿司 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 寿司, from Japanese 酸し, from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.
ちらし寿司 (Japanese): chirashizushi
Definitions
- chirashizushi
Ancestry of “ちらし寿司”, step by step
ちらし寿司 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 寿司
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 寿司 | sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or... |
| 2 | Japanese | 酸し | sour; tasting of vinegar |
| 3 | Japanese | し | Conjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 氏 | — |
via Japanese 散らす
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 散らす | to scatter; to disperse; to distract |