Where does “手巻き寿司” come from?
手巻き寿司 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 寿司, from Japanese 酸し, from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.
手巻き寿司 (Japanese): hand-rolled sushi, i.e. not rolled using a makisu
Definitions
- hand-rolled sushi, i.e. not rolled using a makisu
Ancestry of “手巻き寿司”, step by step
手巻き寿司 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 寿司
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 寿司 | sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or... |
| 2 | Japanese | 酸し | sour; tasting of vinegar |
| 3 | Japanese | し | Conjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 氏 | — |
via Japanese 手巻き
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 手巻き | winding by hand; rolling by hand |
| 2 | Japanese | 手 | a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 手 | — |
Words derived from “手巻き寿司”