Where does “湯たんぽ” come from?
湯たんぽ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 湯, from Old Japanese ゆ, from Proto-Japonic *yu — hot water.
湯たんぽ (Japanese): a hot water bottle
Definitions
- a hot water bottle
Ancestry of “湯たんぽ”, step by step
湯たんぽ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 湯
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 湯 | warm or hot water; bathwater; a hot spring |
| 2 | Old Japanese | ゆ | attaches to the |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *yu | hot water |
via Japanese 湯婆
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 湯婆 | a hot water bottle |