Where does “泡盛” come from?

泡盛 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 盛り, from Japanese 盛る — to pile up; to collect into a big heap; to...

泡盛 (Japanese): a kind of strong rice whiskey from Okinawa

Definitions

  1. a kind of strong rice whiskey from Okinawa

Ancestry of “泡盛”, step by step

泡盛 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 盛り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese盛りthe height, peak, prime; heat; helping, serving
2Japanese盛るto pile up; to collect into a big heap; to...

via Japanese 粟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese粟foxtail millet

Words derived from “泡盛”

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