Where does “サロン” come from?

サロン (Japanese) comes from French salon, from Italian salone, from Italian sala, from Latin Sala, from Zulu isala, from Persian انشاءالله, from Arabic إن شاء الله — God willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it...

サロン (Japanese): salon; sarong

Definitions

  1. salon; sarong

Ancestry of “サロン”, step by step

サロン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French salon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsalonliving room
2Italiansalonesitting room, living room, lounge; reception...
3Italiansalaroom; hall; axis
4LatinSalaIJssel river
5Zuluisalabunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head
6Persianانشاءالله
7Arabicإن شاء اللهGod willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it...

via Malay sarung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysarungsarong; sheath
2Proto-Malayic*saruŋ
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*saruŋ
Every word from Arabic إن شاء اللهEvery word from Persian انشاءاللهEvery word from Zulu isala
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