Where does “湯桶” come from?

湯桶 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 桶, from Japanese 麻, from Old Japanese 麻 — hemp or ramie plant.

湯桶 (Japanese): A basin or small tub used to douse oneself with...

Definitions

  1. A basin or small tub used to douse oneself with...

Ancestry of “湯桶”, step by step

湯桶 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 桶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese桶a tube-shaped container for holding split flax or...
2Japanese麻hemp; flax; linen
3Old Japanese麻hemp or ramie plant

via Japanese 湯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese湯warm or hot water; bathwater; a hot spring
2Old Japaneseゆattaches to the
3Proto-Japonic*yuhot water
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