Where does “祓戸” come from?

祓戸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 戸, from Middle Chinese 戶.

祓戸 (Japanese): a place where ritual purification is performed

Definitions

  1. a place where ritual purification is performed

Ancestry of “祓戸”, step by step

祓戸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 戸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese戸door; a plate placed on doorway; houses;...
2Middle Chinese戶—

via Japanese 祓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese祓purification; cleanse, remove evil
Every word from Middle Chinese 戶 →Every word from Japanese 戸 →