Where does “日本料理” come from?
日本料理 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 日本, from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.
日本料理 (Japanese): Japanese foods, Japanese cuisine
Definitions
- Japanese foods, Japanese cuisine
Ancestry of “日本料理”, step by step
日本料理 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 日本
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 日本 | {{l|en|Japan}}; Japan |
| 2 | Japanese | 日 | Sunday |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 日 | the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | day, sun |
via Japanese 料理
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 料理 | cooking; to cook, to prepare; to deal with, to... |