Where does “唐歌” come from?

唐歌 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 唐, from Japanese 伽羅, from Sanskrit कालागुरु.

唐歌 (Japanese): Chinese poetry, Chinese poem

Definitions

  1. Chinese poetry, Chinese poem

Ancestry of “唐歌”, step by step

唐歌 traces back through two 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 歌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese歌a song; poetry
Every word from Sanskrit कालागुरु →Every word from Japanese 伽羅 →Every word from Japanese 唐 →