Where does “千秋楽” come from?

千秋楽 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 楽, from Middle Chinese 樂.

千秋楽 (Japanese): the final day in a set of multi-day performances;...

Definitions

  1. the final day in a set of multi-day performances;...

Ancestry of “千秋楽”, step by step

千秋楽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 楽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese楽comfortable, enjoying; easy, simple; rich,...
2Middle Chinese樂—

via Japanese 千秋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese千秋a thousand years; long years

Words derived from “千秋楽”

Every word from Middle Chinese 樂 →Every word from Japanese 楽 →