Where does “下着” come from?

下着 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 着, from Japanese 着る — put on or wear on the upper body or the entire...

下着 (Japanese): underwear, an undergarment; an inner robe

Definitions

  1. underwear, an undergarment; an inner robe

Ancestry of “下着”, step by step

下着 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 着

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese着arrival at a location; the wearing of clothing; a...
2Japanese着るput on or wear on the upper body or the entire...

via Japanese 下

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
2Middle Chinese下—
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