Where does “丸太” come from?

丸太 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 丸, from Middle Chinese 丸.

丸太 (Japanese): a log: unsawn lumber UK or timber US, a section of a tree cut to a length and with the bark removed, but otherwise round and unfinished

Definitions

  1. a log: unsawn lumber UK or timber US, a section of a tree cut to a length and with the bark removed, but otherwise round and unfinished

Ancestry of “丸太”, step by step

丸太 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 丸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese丸"any round object"; money; enclosure inside a...
2Middle Chinese丸—

via Japanese 太

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese太fatness; a fat person, a fatty; fat-necked...
2Middle Chinese太great
Every word from Middle Chinese 丸 →Every word from Japanese 丸 →