Where does “呉服店” come from?
呉服店 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 店, from Middle Chinese 店.
呉服店 (Japanese): a seller of fabric, drapery, kimono
Definitions
- a seller of fabric, drapery, kimono
Ancestry of “呉服店”, step by step
呉服店 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 棚
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 棚 | shelf, ledge, rack, trellis |
via Japanese 呉服
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 呉服 | cloth for Japanese clothes; kimono fabrics; textile; drapery; dry goods; piece goods |