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Where does “博物館” come from?

博物館 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 館, from Japanese 立ち, from Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

博物館 (Japanese): museum

Definitions

  1. museum

Ancestry of “博物館”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese館a roofed structure on a boat, shaped like a...
2Japanese立ちstanding, standing up; standing; starting,...
3Japanese立つto stand, to stand up, to rise; to depart; to...
4Proto-Japonictatu—
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