Where does “ブーブークッション” come from?
ブーブークッション (Japanese) comes from English cushion, from Middle English quysshyn, from Old French coissin, from Latin coxinum, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.
ブーブークッション (Japanese): whoopee cushion
Definitions
- whoopee cushion
Ancestry of “ブーブークッション”, step by step
ブーブークッション traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cushion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cushion | A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag,... |
| 2 | Middle English | quysshyn | A soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow |
| 3 | Old French | coissin | cushion |
| 4 | Latin | coxinum | — |
| 5 | Latin | coxa | hip (joint), hipbone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | koḱs- | joint |
via Japanese ぶうぶう
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ぶうぶう | honking |