Where does “浴衣” come from?

浴衣 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 湯帷子, from Japanese 湯, from Old Japanese ゆ, from Proto-Japonic *yu — hot water.

浴衣 (Japanese): a thin light garment worn for sleeping, for...

Definitions

  1. a thin light garment worn for sleeping, for...

Ancestry of “浴衣”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese湯帷子A hitoe worn during or after bathing
2Japanese湯warm or hot water; bathwater; a hot spring
3Old Japaneseゆattaches to the
4Proto-Japonic*yuhot water

Words derived from “浴衣”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *yu →Every word from Old Japanese ゆ →Every word from Japanese 湯 →