Where does “抱き枕” come from?

抱き枕 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 抱き, from Japanese 抱く, from Old Japanese 抱く, from Old Japanese 綰く — to do an action using one's hands.

抱き枕 (Japanese): dakimakura

Definitions

  1. dakimakura

Ancestry of “抱き枕”, step by step

抱き枕 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 抱き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese抱き—
2Japanese抱くto embrace, hug, hold in one's arms; to sleep...
3Old Japanese抱くto hug, embrace
4Old Japanese綰くto do an action using one's hands

via Japanese 枕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese枕pillow

Words derived from “抱き枕”

Every word from Old Japanese 綰く →Every word from Old Japanese 抱く →Every word from Japanese 抱く →