Where does “篝籠” come from?
篝籠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 籠, from Middle Chinese 籠.
篝籠 (Japanese): iron basket for a fire
Definitions
- iron basket for a fire
Ancestry of “篝籠”, step by step
篝籠 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 籠
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 籠 | a cage; a basket; a basket, "especially" one made... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 籠 | — |
via Japanese 篝
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 篝 | watchfire, fishing fire, bonfire; brazier, iron... |