Where does “渡唐” come from?

渡唐 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 唐, from Japanese 伽羅, from Sanskrit कालागुरु.

渡唐 (Japanese): voyage to (Tang) China

Definitions

  1. voyage to (Tang) China

Ancestry of “渡唐”, step by step

渡唐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 唐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese唐foreign lands in general; element in compounds,...
2Japanese伽羅the Gaya confederacy: a grouping of smaller states on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, roughly dating to 42-532
3Sanskritकालागुरु—

via Chinese 渡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese渡—
Every word from Sanskrit कालागुरु →Every word from Japanese 伽羅 →Every word from Japanese 唐 →