Where does “留守番電話” come from?
留守番電話 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 電話, from Japanese 電, from Middle Chinese 電.
留守番電話 (Japanese): an answering machine
Definitions
- an answering machine
Ancestry of “留守番電話”, step by step
留守番電話 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 電話
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 電話 | telephone; telephone call; phone call; call; to... |
| 2 | Japanese | 電 | lightning |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 電 | — |
via Japanese 留守番
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 留守番 | house-sitting; being at home while the owner is away |