Where does “河原” come from?

河原 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 原, from Old Japanese 原, from Italian -para.

河原 (Japanese): a dry riverbed, especially of the 鴨川 in Kyoto

Definitions

  1. a dry riverbed, especially of the 鴨川 in Kyoto

Ancestry of “河原”, step by step

河原 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原meadow, plain, field; the original thing; the...
2Old Japanese原—
3Italian-para—

via Japanese 河

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese河river: a player's discard pile
2Chinese河river; Yangshupu Creek

via Old Japanese 河原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese河原a dry riverbed

Words derived from “河原”

Every word from Italian -para →Every word from Old Japanese 原 →Every word from Japanese 原 →