Where does “図書館” come from?
図書館 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 館, from Japanese 立ち, from Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.
図書館 (Japanese): library
Definitions
- library
Ancestry of “図書館”, step by step
図書館 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 館
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 館 | a roofed structure on a boat, shaped like a... |
| 2 | Japanese | 立ち | standing, standing up; standing; starting,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 立つ | to stand, to stand up, to rise; to depart; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | tatu | — |
via Japanese 図書
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 図書 | books |