Where does “寿司屋” come from?
寿司屋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 寿司, from Japanese 酸し, from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.
寿司屋 (Japanese): sushi restaurant; sushi chef
Definitions
- sushi restaurant; sushi chef
Ancestry of “寿司屋”, step by step
寿司屋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 寿司
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 寿司 | sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or... |
| 2 | Japanese | 酸し | sour; tasting of vinegar |
| 3 | Japanese | し | Conjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 氏 | — |
via Japanese 屋
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 屋 | house; shop; person who sells or does that thing;... |