Where does “室町” come from?

室町 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 室, from Middle Chinese 室.

室町 (Japanese): the Muromachi district or area along a major street running north and south through the downtown area of Kyōto

Definitions

  1. the Muromachi district or area along a major street running north and south through the downtown area of Kyōto

Ancestry of “室町”, step by step

室町 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 室

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese室room
2Middle Chinese室—

via Japanese 町

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese町town; A Machi district; more detailed than 都, 道,...
Every word from Middle Chinese 室 →Every word from Japanese 室 →