Where does “映画館” come from?
映画館 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 館, from Japanese 立ち, from Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.
映画館 (Japanese): cinema, movie theater
Definitions
- cinema, movie theater
Ancestry of “映画館”, step by step
映画館 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 館
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 館 | a roofed structure on a boat, shaped like a... |
| 2 | Japanese | 立ち | standing, standing up; standing; starting,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 立つ | to stand, to stand up, to rise; to depart; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | tatu | — |
via Japanese 映画
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 映画 | movie, film |