Where does “座布団” come from?

座布団 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 布団, from Middle Chinese 蒲團, from Middle Chinese 團 — sphere, round object.

座布団 (Japanese): Japanese cushion

Definitions

  1. Japanese cushion

Ancestry of “座布団”, step by step

座布団 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 布団

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese布団A Japanese-style mattress or duvet, or a set of...
2Middle Chinese蒲團meditation cushion
3Middle Chinese團sphere, round object

via Japanese 座

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese座names of constellations; names of theaters
2Middle Chinese座—

Words derived from “座布団”

Every word from Middle Chinese 團 →Every word from Middle Chinese 蒲團 →Every word from Japanese 布団 →