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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.

Ancestry of “手巻き寿司”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese寿司sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or...
2Japanese酸しsour; tasting of vinegar
3JapaneseしConjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of...
4Middle Chinese氏—

Words derived from “手巻き寿司”

  • тэмакидзуси
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