Where does “ベスト” come from?

ベスト (Japanese) comes from English vest, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

ベスト (Japanese): best

Definitions

  1. best

Ancestry of “ベスト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvestA loose robe or outer garment worn historically...
2Frenchvestejacket
3Italianvestedress; clothes; appearance, capacity
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom