Where does “寿司” come from?

寿司 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 酸し, from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.

寿司 (Japanese): sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or...

Definitions

  1. sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or...

Ancestry of “寿司”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese酸しsour; tasting of vinegar
2JapaneseしConjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of...
3Middle Chinese氏—

Words derived from “寿司”

Every word from Middle Chinese 氏 →Every word from Japanese し →Every word from Japanese 酸し →