Where does “羽二重” come from?
羽二重 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 羽, from Japanese 根, from Old Japanese 根.
羽二重 (Japanese): habotai
Definitions
- habotai
Ancestry of “羽二重”, step by step
羽二重 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 羽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 羽 | the portion of a feather where the quill attaches... |
| 2 | Japanese | 根 | a root; the source; the root; nature; the... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 根 | — |
via Japanese 二重
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 二重 | double, twofold |