Where does “唐宋音” come from?

唐宋音 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 唐, from Japanese 伽羅, from Sanskrit कालागुरु.

唐宋音 (Japanese): the pronunciation of Chinese characters used in the Tang and Song dynasties of China; mainly limited to Zen vocabulary

Definitions

  1. the pronunciation of Chinese characters used in the Tang and Song dynasties of China; mainly limited to Zen vocabulary

Ancestry of “唐宋音”, step by step

唐宋音 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 唐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese唐foreign lands in general; element in compounds,...
2Japanese伽羅the Gaya confederacy: a grouping of smaller states on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, roughly dating to 42-532
3Sanskritकालागुरु—

via Japanese 宋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese宋Song; Song dynasty
2Middle Chinese宋—

via Japanese 音

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese音sound
2Middle Chinese音—
Every word from Sanskrit कालागुरु →Every word from Japanese 伽羅 →Every word from Japanese 唐 →