Where does “座敷” come from?

座敷 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 座, from Middle Chinese 座.

座敷 (Japanese): a traditional Japanese-style room with tatami...

Definitions

  1. a traditional Japanese-style room with tatami...

Ancestry of “座敷”, step by step

座敷 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 座

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

via Japanese 敷

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese敷spreading, covering
Every word from Middle Chinese 座 →Every word from Japanese 座 →