Where does “本塁” come from?

本塁 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 塁, from Middle Chinese 壘.

本塁 (Japanese): home base

Definitions

  1. home base

Ancestry of “本塁”, step by step

本塁 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 塁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese塁base
2Middle Chinese壘—

via Japanese 本

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese本Alternative form of 元; a book; a script; a...

Words derived from “本塁”

Every word from Middle Chinese 壘 →Every word from Japanese 塁 →