Where does “店” come from?
店 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 店.
店 (Japanese): store, branch
Definitions
- store, branch
Ancestry of “店”, step by step
店 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 店
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 店 | — |
via Japanese 見せる
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 見せる | to show |