Where does “桶” come from?

桶 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 麻, from Old Japanese 麻 — hemp or ramie plant.

桶 (Japanese): a tube-shaped container for holding split flax or...

Definitions

  1. a tube-shaped container for holding split flax or...

Ancestry of “桶”, step by step

桶 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 麻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese麻hemp; flax; linen
2Old Japanese麻hemp or ramie plant

via Japanese 笥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese笥a container, "especially" for foodstuffs or...
2Old Japanese笥—

Words derived from “桶”

Every word from Old Japanese 麻 →Every word from Japanese 麻 →
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