Where does “焼き飯” come from?

焼き飯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 飯, from Japanese 召す — call, summon; eat; wear.

焼き飯 (Japanese): fried rice

Definitions

  1. fried rice

Ancestry of “焼き飯”, step by step

焼き飯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 飯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese飯cooked grains, "especially" cooked rice; a meal
2Japanese召すcall, summon; eat; wear

via Japanese 焼き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese焼きfood which has been grilled, toasted, or cooked...
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