Where does “床板” come from?
床板 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 床, from Middle Chinese 床.
床板 (Japanese): floorboard, wooden flooring
Definitions
- floorboard, wooden flooring
Ancestry of “床板”, step by step
床板 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 床
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 床 | the floor; a bed; a raised area of a stage where... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 床 | — |
via Japanese 板
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 板 | plank, board; Short for 俎板; Short for 板前 |