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Where does “氷屋” come from?

氷屋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 氷, from Middle Chinese 冰.

氷屋 (Japanese): ice shop, iceman

Definitions

  1. ice shop, iceman

Ancestry of “氷屋”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese氷ice; a cold and sharp object, as a shard of ice;...
2Middle Chinese冰—
Every word from Middle Chinese 冰 →