Where does “直垂” come from?

直垂 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 垂れ — sauce, gravy.

直垂 (Japanese): a two-piece set of clothing worn in some form since the early Heian period, consisting of a long-sleeved robe tucked into hakama trousers, where the robe opening in front is tied closed with a cord, and the sleeves each have a drawstring at the opening to cinch them up as needed

Definitions

  1. a two-piece set of clothing worn in some form since the early Heian period, consisting of a long-sleeved robe tucked into hakama trousers, where the robe opening in front is tied closed with a cord, and the sleeves each have a drawstring at the opening to cinch them up as needed

Ancestry of “直垂”, step by step

直垂 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 垂れ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese垂れsauce, gravy

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesedirectly
Every word from Japanese 垂れ