Where does “室内楽” come from?
室内楽 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 楽, from Middle Chinese 樂.
室内楽 (Japanese): chamber music
Definitions
- chamber music
Ancestry of “室内楽”, step by step
室内楽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 楽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 楽 | comfortable, enjoying; easy, simple; rich,... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 樂 | — |
via Japanese 室内
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 室内 | inside a room, indoor |