Where does “ひもの” come from?
ひもの (Japanese) comes from Japanese 檜, from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.
ひもの (Japanese): a tub, basin, barrel, or other item made of thin and bent cypress shakes
Definitions
- a tub, basin, barrel, or other item made of thin and bent cypress shakes
Ancestry of “ひもの”, step by step
ひもの traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 檜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 檜 | the Japanese cypress, "Chamaecyparis obtusa" |
| 2 | Japanese | 木 | a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 木 | a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining... |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | kəy | tree |