Where does “宿舎” come from?

宿舎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 宿, from Middle Chinese 宿.

宿舎 (Japanese): lodging house, lodgment

Definitions

  1. lodging house, lodgment

Ancestry of “宿舎”, step by step

宿舎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 宿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese宿lodging, inn; house, home
2Middle Chinese宿—

via Japanese 舎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese舎inn; hut; house; mansion
Every word from Middle Chinese 宿 →Every word from Japanese 宿 →
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