Where does “レーズン” come from?
レーズン (Japanese) comes from English raisin, from Middle English raysyn, from Finnish reisin, from Latin racīmus.
レーズン (Japanese): a raisin
Ancestry of “レーズン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | raisin | A dried grape; Of grapes: to dry out; to become... |
| 2 | Middle English | raysyn | A grape or a cluster of grapes; A raisin; a dried... |
| 3 | Finnish | reisin | Instructive plural form of reisi |
| 4 | Latin | racīmus | — |