Where does “畳” come from?
畳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 畳む — fold, especially fold clothes; close down a shop...
畳 (Japanese): tatami; a tatami mat; repeat, duplicate;...
Definitions
- tatami; a tatami mat; repeat, duplicate;...
Ancestry of “畳”, step by step
畳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 畳む
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 畳む | fold, especially fold clothes; close down a shop... |
via Middle Chinese 疊
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 疊 | to fold |