Where does “帆布” come from?

帆布 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 布, from Middle Chinese 布.

帆布 (Japanese): A type of sturdy woven cloth made from cotton or...

Definitions

  1. A type of sturdy woven cloth made from cotton or...

Ancestry of “帆布”, step by step

帆布 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 布

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese布cloth
2Middle Chinese布—

via Japanese 帆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese帆sail

via Chinese 帆布

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese帆布canvas; sailcloth
Every word from Middle Chinese 布 →Every word from Japanese 布 →