Where does “井戸端” come from?

井戸端 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 端 — an edge; the beginning or end of something.

井戸端 (Japanese): wellside, the vicinity of a well (water source)

Definitions

  1. wellside, the vicinity of a well (water source)

Ancestry of “井戸端”, step by step

井戸端 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesean edge; the beginning or end of something

via Japanese 井戸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese井戸well (source of water)
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